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Elgin Courier News

Monday, August 24, 2026

With stalemate’s end, Dundee mental health board releases grant money

Dundee Township 708 Mental Health Board grant money, blocked by an impasse with the township supervisor, has finally been released.

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Carpentersville to create new fire training facility on Tamarac

Carpentersville Fire Department is creating a new training facility on Tamarac Drive so firefighters can train closer to home.

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Event makes St. Charles the backdrop for dozens of works of art

The event gave the community the chance to see art being created live outdoors around town.

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Elgin News Digest: Dundee Township Lions holding fall mum sale; Parkview school finishes first construction phase

Roundup of small news items for the Elgin area.

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Elgin News Digest: Ghost train rides planned at trolley museum; Historic Elgin House Tour tickets on sale

Roundup of small news items for the Elgin area.

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Born with a rare and aggressive brain tumor, Huntley teen starts high school — a once-unfathomable milestone

Dubbed the “miracle child,” cancer survivor Matthew Erickson endured 16 brain surgeries and multiple rounds of chemotherapy.

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Data centers near O’Hare win nearly $100M in local tax breaks, leaving suburban homeowners to cover the gap

Northwest suburban data centers had nearly $2 billion knocked off their taxable property values, an Illinois Answers Project/Chicago Tribune analysis shows.

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‘This is an institution’: Paul’s Family Restaurant celebrates 65 years in Elgin

Paul’s Family Restaurant, one of the oldest family-owned and -operated businesses in Elgin, is celebrating its 65th anniversary.

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