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Elgin City Council delays vote on plastic shopping bag ban

Elgin City Council delays vote on plastic shopping bag ban

Elgin City Council members have postponed a vote on a proposed plastic shopping bag ban to give business owners opposed to the idea the opportunity to attend a meeting and voice their opinions in person.

 
Roadwork set to begin at Randall and Higgins roads, last rest of year

Roadwork set to begin at Randall and Higgins roads, last rest of year

Temporary lane closures are expected to cause traffic congestion around the intersection of Randall Road and Illinois Route 72-Higgins Road in northern Kane County.

 
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NAMI Kane County North offers free family education program

NAMI Kane County North is hosting NAMI Family-to-Family, a free eight-session education program for people who love someone with mental health conditions. It provides information about anxiety, depressive disorders, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and other disorders.

 
Elgin’s St. Hugh of Lincoln Church offers Lenten blessing to commuters

Elgin’s St. Hugh of Lincoln Church offers Lenten blessing to commuters

Once again, St. Hugh of Lincoln Episcopal Church in Elgin is offering “Drive Through Ashes” to commuters on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 18.

 
Lego League Challenge bringing creativity and STEM to ECC Feb. 14

Lego League Challenge bringing creativity and STEM to ECC Feb. 14

FIRST Lego League Challenge Illinois State Championship will take place on Feb. 14 at Elgin Community College, featuring 56 teams of 9- to 14-year-olds demonstrating problem-solving, creativity, teamwork, and sportsmanship.

 
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St. Mary Catholic next stop on Great Elgin Pipe Organ Tour Feb. 15

St. Mary Catholic next stop on Great Elgin Pipe Organ Tour Feb. 15

The historic 1926 George Kilgen & Son pipe organ will be featured at the next stop of the Great Elgin Pipe Organ Tour at St. Mary Catholic Church on Feb. 15.

 

AAUW Elgin offers $2,000 in undergraduate scholarships

The Elgin Area Branch of American Association of University Women is offering two $1,000 scholarships for undergraduate college expenses for the 2026-27 academic year.

 
College Achievers: Burlington Central grad Scharnowski is throwing it down at Belmont University

College Achievers: Burlington Central grad Scharnowski is throwing it down at Belmont University

College Achievers: Burlington Central graduate Drew Scharnowski is helping the Belmont University men’s basketball team have its best season in years.

 
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The Biz Week That Was: New restaurants planned in Elgin and Mount Prospect; hospital names CEO

The Biz Week That Was: New restaurants planned in Elgin and Mount Prospect; hospital names CEO

New Indian fusion restaurant, banquet hall could replace shuttered Golden Corral in Elgin A new Indian fusion restaurant and banquet hall could be coming to the spac...

 
First-graders make annual volunteer trip to Marklund

First-graders make annual volunteer trip to Marklund

More than 70 first-graders from Grace McWayne School in Batavia arrived at the Marklund Hyde Center in Geneva a little tentative about their visit, but left excited to about their experiences, in what one teacher called "the ultimate field trip!"

 

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