Elgin Courier News Wednesday, February 18, 2026 | | |
| | | | | A Carpentersville man was charged with aggravated battery after an argument inside an East Dundee bar turned physical outside. | | | | | Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, the Chicago-based Baptist minister, political figure and two-time presidential candidate, has died. | | | | | Illinois’ four top legislative leaders briefed before Wednesday’s state of the state and budget address agreed the fiscal plan will have to hew to the line in a tight budget year. | | | | | The site is the first known safe house in the county to be verified as part of the federal initiative. | | | | | Roundup of small news items for the Elgin area. | | | | | Roundup of small news items for the Elgin area. | | | | | Toni Preckwinkle and Maria Pappas made the announcement promising on-time bills in a news release hours before Preckwinkle was to face her Democratic primary opponent in a debate. | | | | | In a debate hosted by Fox-32, U.S. Reps. Robin Kelly and Raja Krishnamoorthi supported a phased-in minimum wage increase but chided Stratton by saying her plan would never pass Congress. | | | |