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Elgin Courier News Monday, July 21, 2025 | | |
| | Potentially harmful levels of heat and humidity could hit the Chicago area on Wednesday and Thursday with top heat indices of 105 to 115. | | | Iron Flats, a multimillion luxury apartment complex planned for Route 31 and Huntley Road in Carpentersville, found a new developer, officials said. | | | As food prices increase and benefits diminish, nonprofits have to pick up the slack. | | | Safety improvements being discussed for the West Highland Avenue train crossing in Elgin could allow it to become a “quiet zone.” | | | Carpentersville has annexed 147.9 acres of land along the Randall and Huntley road corridors with an eye toward creating a new Tax Increment Financing district to spur new development. | | | By this time next year, the state will require lead testing for all children statewide, the Illinois Department of Public Health says. | | | The Kane County Fairgrounds in St. Charles welcomed thousands to the 156th annual Kane County Fair billed as “one of the oldest and long-standing fairs in the country.” | | | Volunteers are being sought by the East Dundee Arts Council to help paint a portion of a huge downtown mural to be displayed in front of a village-owned building planned for future redevelopment. | | | Roundup of small news items for the Elgin area. | | | |
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