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A home for the winter: Elgin approves plan to move ‘Tent City’ residents to a hotel, tear down encampment
Elgin has approved a plan to move residents of the Tent City homeless encampment along the Fox River to…
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49-year sentence for Elgin man convicted of sexually abusing child
Ernesto Velasquez-Jimenez An Elgin man convicted in October of sexually assaulting a child received a 49-year prison sentence, the Kane…
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St. Charles man admits to sexually soliciting boy, 13; faces prison
Edward Izenstark A former PTO president has pleaded guilty to grooming a teenage boy and soliciting him for a sexual…
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Elgin stabbing victim had sought protection from estranged husband
Pierre J. French An Elgin woman who was stabbed to death Saturday had sought an order of protection against the…
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Elgin man charged with murder in woman’s fatal stabbing
Pierre James French A 36-year-old Elgin man faces two counts of first-degree murder in connection with the fatal stabbing of…
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Large fire at Elgin homeless encampment disrupting Metra service, traffic
Firefighters battle a blaze along the railroad tracks just north of Kimball Street, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024 in Elgin.…
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Helping where they can: Elgin’s Centro de Informacion assists newcomers
Centro de Informacion, which has offices in Elgin, Carpentersville and Hanover Park, helps Latino and other immigrants integrate into…
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‘She’s my inspiration’: Soon-to-be 100-year-old still woman walks over three miles a day at The Centre of Elgin
Betty McKeown smiles as folks gather for a party for her at The Centre of Elgin on Thursday. McKweown,…
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A canvas of fall colors stretches across the suburbs
A couple walks through Mount Saint Mary Park as fall colors explode around them on Oct. 21 in St.…
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