Facebook
Twitter
RSS
LinkedIn
YouTube
Communities » Elgin Area News
-
ECC grad embraces life’s ups and downs
Karen Sarai Gonzalez came to the United States from Mexico when she was 16 years old knowing little English. Since then she has learned a new language, made new friends, become part of a second family, and earned a degree. Gonzalez was one of about 400 graduates honored at Elgin Community College Saturday, earning an associate of applied science degree in nursing.
Last Updated May 18, 2013 8:08 PM -
Elgin set to get new deputy police chief
Updated May 17, 2013 10:37 PMA 21-year veteran of the Elgin Police Department will be promoted to deputy chief in early June, filling a position that has been vacant since mid-March. Cmdr. Bill Wolf and three other officers will be promoted in a ceremony June 7, Police Chief Jeff Swoboda announced Friday.
-
Homeless man gets 20 years for Elgin sex assault
Updated May 17, 2013 6:06 PMA homeless man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexually assaulting an Elgin woman he knew in March, prosecutors said Friday. Phillip J. Dillon, 46, accepted the sentence in exchange for a guilty plea to one count of aggravated criminal sexual assault.
-
Elgin Tower Building could be sold, overhauled
Updated May 17, 2013 5:45 PMThe iconic downtown Elgin Tower Building might be purchased by a Wisconsin-based company for a complete overhaul. The 15-story building, tallest in Elgin, was built in 1929 and has suffered from elevator problems and overall neglect.
-
Advertisement
- More community news
- Tri-Cities police reports
- Riverside Drive project in Elgin moves along
- Carpentersville man gets medal of valor — after 7 years
- ECC Kids College offers summer enrichment
- Home for veterans, service dogs could come to Elgin
- Centegra focusing on Huntley hospital, not rivals’ merger
- Elgin police honor the fallen
- 1 dead in Elgin Twp. crash
- Kane law librarian loved to help others
- District 300 first to offer fourth-year math course
- Kane employee sues supervisor
- District 300 first to offer fourth-year math course
- Fox Valley police reports
- Tri-Cities police reports
- Dist. 300 considers second online charter school plan
- Bystanders pull man from burning truck
- Huntley man charged with fifth DUI
- Fox Valley police reports
- Elgin cocaine dealer gets 5 years in prison
- Softball: Scouting the Fox Valley postseason
- Softball/Fox Valley roundup
- Baseball/Fox Valley roundup
- Huntley’s Tseumah state high jump champ
- Aurora CC takes regional from St. Edward
- Westminster Christian nails down 1st regional title
- Rago pitches, hits Elgin past Larkin
- Jacobs celebrates first sectional crown
- Full circle for Bianchina, Geneva at Hoffman Estates
- Baseball/Fox Valley roundup
- Softball/Fox Valley roundup
- Burlington Central has productive night at Sterling
- St. Edward savors Class 1A sectional title
- Jacobs 3,200 relay team Friday’s fastest
- Barrington holds off Burlington Central
- Sycamore upsets Burlington C. in regional final
- Local libraries encourage reading on your summer travels
- Efflandt returns in Cary-Grove win
- Baseball/Fox Valley roundup
- Homers put St. Edward in regional final
- St. Charles East sweeps Larkin, stays in River race
- Burlington Central downs Prairie Ridge
- Huntley primed for another big night
- Baseball/Fox Valley roundup
- Softball/Fox Valley roundup
- St. Charles East does its part in UEC River race
- Burlington C. breaks loose on Senior Day
- Burlington Central’s Trupp seeking more
- Secretary of Education to U-46: How can we help?
- Fox Valley police reports
- Hospice nurse, author to speak May 21-22
- St. Charles East’s Dykhuis no-hits Larkin
- Huntley opens regional with win
- Softball/Fox Valley roundup
- Baseball/Fox Valley roundup
- Improbable comeback for Burlington Central
- St. Edward stays true to form in sectional semi
- Images: Daily Herald prep photos of the week
- Sherman Health given green light to join Advocate
- Burlington Central downs DeKalb
- North Boone ousts Westminster Christian
- Hampshire HS senior hopes to make a career out of film
- Images: The Week in Pictures
Elgin Calendar
Recently shared by others
- Explore your relationship to nature with artistic expression
- Local AID offices need volunteer receptionists
- Elgin Theatre Co. auditions for "Love Letters" May 19
- Camps Combine Outdoor Experiences with Girls’ Modern Interests
- Charities unite to bring physical education to youth organizations in Latin America
- St. Charles business collecting food for Community Crisis Center
- Fox Valley Rep invites Fox Valley youth to participate in "Got Talent?" contest
- Advocate Good Shepherd Breast Center Receives Accreditation from NAPBC
- neXt gallery Celebrates Ēkwabet’s 25th Birthday Announces Artists
- Teen Talent Show auditions happening in June
Community Photos
- Deven Ferber of Lombard (left) as Sherlock Holmes and Tom Viskocil of Woodridge as the King of Bohemia rehearse a scene for Wheaton Drama's "Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure". The show opens January 25 and plays through February 17 at Playhouse 111 in downtown Wheaton. Visit www.wheatondrama.org Steven Merkel
- The Comfort Company, an online sympathy gift retailer based in Geneva, will donate $10 to Fox Valley Hospice for every Commemorative ornament sold. Amy Mauldin
- Congratulations to the 7th Grade Girls Basketball Team from St. Hubert Catholic School for winning the 2013 NWCC 7th Grade Girls Basketball Championship. Yssa Sto. Domingo led her team from beginning to end to a winning score of 20-11 and finishing strong up to the last second. These girls proved that: "Offense wins games but defense wins championships!" Standing, from left, Kaylee Mach, Kayla Patterson, Brittany Schroyer, Joy Bertagna, Natasha Araneta, Rina Rodriquez, Melanie May; and kneeling, Eunice Gueco, Yssa Sto. Domingo, Kyra Buenaventura & Alexis Caturan. Coaches: Jun Sto. Domingo, Roy Buenaventura & Renee Schroyer Jill Sto. Domingo
- Guest speaker J.J. O'Connor, center, chats with PAL/Clearbrook supporters at the 16th annual PAL fundraiser. Clearbrook
- Mother robin and babies appear for the first time today. "Let's eat!" Rick Grimm
- The Baltimore Oriole returns to the feeder after a long winter's absence. Rick Grimm
- 'Mr. Crystal Lake', Bob Blazier on drums performs to sold out crowd on May 11 with his band the Dow Jones and the Industrials at 'the Listening Room' at Lakeside Legacy Foundation in Crystal LakeL. Patricia Bell of Lakeside Legacy Foundation
- Proprietors Willy Mathias and Pietro Verone flanked by board members of the Downtown Neighborhood Association, cut the ribbon in front of Villa Verone, 13 Douglas Avenue, before their 5-year anniversary celebration on Thursday, March 28. Charlene Sligting
- On Nov. 30, Chef Patrick Stewart, ECC Culinary Arts and Hospitality Program culinary chef instructor and ice sculpture artist, presented an ice carving demo outside the Spartan Terrace dining room, in which he created a more than 3-foot high 'Nutcracker' sculpture from a single 350 lb. block of ice. The sculpture will be part of the magical décor of the Clara's Christmas Tea Parties, taking place Dec. 8 & 9 beginning at 1:30 p.m. in the Spartan Terrace dining room, just down the hall from the theater and preceding the 3 p.m. performances of the Ruth Page Civic Ballet's production of "The Nutcracker." For details call 847-622-0300 or visit tickets.elgin.edu. Photo courtesy of the ECC Arts Center
- The Choral-aires Chorus placed second in the Community Teams category raising funds for breast cancer research last month, missing first place by only $25. The chorus raised $3,985 by the time the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure rolled around, with more donations still coming, surpassing their original goal of $3,000. The Choral-Aires has five current chorus members that either have, or have had, breast cancer. And this year, 2 of the team members discovered that their mothers have breast cancer, so they were walking on race day for their moms. One member of our team, Kara Gray, celebrated her 10 years without breast cancer this year. While not a Chorus member, she is the daughter of long-time member Martha Anderson, who also walked with the team on race day. Lindsey Herza
-
Christian Liberty Academy placed 3rd in Division A at the Illinois Junior Academy of Sciences
Christian Liberty Academy Illinois Junior Academy of Sciences Winners.
GOLD: Andrew Keyser, Leo Rule, Simon Su, Tommy Lowry, Jesse Castro, Abigail Herman, Claudia Mastella, Jonah Bouvier, Sarah Ampalloor, Elisa Paul.
SILVER: Michael Sullivan, Ricky Weerts, Matthew Schuster, Maya Samuel, Sheryl Sabu, Olivia Morrison
BRONZE: Rachel Gafrick, Akhilesh Nair
BEST IN CATEGORY (Chemistry): Andrew Keyser
IJAS Semi Finalist Nominee & Broadcom Masters Nominee: Leo Rule
Broadcam Masters Nominee: Simon Su & Tommy Lowry
Best Project in Optics Related Technology - Optical Society of Chicago: Jesse Castro Bob Stack - On Jan. 21, Elmhurst City Clerk Patty Spencer presented the Choral-Aires Chorus with a proclamation declaring January "Sweet Adelines Month." The Choral-Aires, an Elmhurst-based Sweet Adelines International chapter, is hosting Guest Nights each Monday in January from 6:45-9:45 pm at the Redeemer Lutheran Church Recreation Center as part of the SAI Global Open House event. Pictured, from left, are: Co-Director Bonnie Fedyski, Patty Spencer, Co-Director Amy Brinkman, and Chorus President Nancy Smith. Valerie Baxter
- Cold weather causes a massive ring around the moon. Colton Wiethorn
- Crybaby, winners of the 2013 Elgin Community College Battle of the Bands, pictured from left to right: Jack Fluegel, Sara Tompkins, Tyler Hopp, Julian Riedl, Harrison Fosco, and Casey Wind. Bill Henshell
-
"Delightful and Delicious!"
George and Sarah Naxera of Kildeer sample mouth-watering morsels from 20 local restaurants at Clearbrook's fourth annual "Around the World Food Tasting" on Oct. 16 at Arlington Toyota-Scion in Palatine. Proceeds from the event went to the 3,400 children and adults with autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, and other developmental/intellectual disabilities that Clearbrook serves. Colleen Gallagher - The Elgin Area Leadership Academy (EALA) Positively Elgin Photo Contest winners (left to right) Paige Maschinski, Nancy Howe and Calvin Bandelow who were honored at Gail Borden Public Library on Tuesday, April 2. Jason Pawlowski
- Barb Keselica and Al Young sharing their first dance after being selected Prom King and Queen at the Downtown Neighborhood Association's Prom Time Awards Gala at Grand Victoria Casino. James Harvey
- Members of the City of Elgin's "Nightmare on Chicago Street" committee accepting the Group Award at the Downtown Neighborhood Association's Prom Time Awards Gala at Grand Victoria Casino. James Harvey
- Jeff Allison, left, receives the Individual Award from DNA Vice President Tom Brockner, center, and Managing Director Jason Pawlowski at the 2012 Elgin Downtown Neighborhood Association's "Prom Time" awards gala at Grand Victoria Casino. James Harvey
- A beautiful afternoon walk through the crisp, colorful autumn foliage at Starved Rock State Park. Lauren Colwell
- Snow falls on the west side of Elgin Alex Schutzkus
- Emery Moorhead from the ’85 Chicago Bears (second from right) spins the roulette wheel for Clearbrook at their Spring Casino Night held on March 2 in Palatine. Moorehead was one of five former NFL players who volunteered at Clearbrook’s Spring Casino Night. Clearbrook
- The Fox Valley Rep Youth Ensemble sing "The Prince is Giving a Ball" during their dress rehearsal of "Cinderella." The production is now playing through December 22, 2012. www.foxvalleyrep.org/Cinderella Trademan Photography
- Batavia Academy of Dance is excited to introduce Flirty Girl Fitness! Batavia Academy of Dance
-
Gather Your Girlfriends for Martinis, Massages, and More: No kids. No men. Just women, wine, and golf.
From left, Bonnie Newman, Carolyn Szaflik, Lori Runquist, and Tracy Baron show off their creative ensembles that won them "Best Dressed Foursome" at last year's Clearbrook Women's Classic Golf Outing. Colleen Gallagher
Community Contact
-
Chris Hankins Assistant Director of Photography/Fox Valley
-
John Radtke Assistant Sports Editor/Fox Valley Sports and Online Prep Sports Manager
-
Mike Smith Fox Valley Editor
-
Susan Klovstad Community News Editor
More Elgin News
- Elgin Sports
- Softball: Scouting the Fox Valley postseason
- Softball/Fox Valley roundup
- Baseball/Fox Valley roundup
- Huntley’s Tseumah state high jump champ
- Aurora CC takes regional from St. Edward
- Westminster Christian nails down 1st regional title
- Rago pitches, hits Elgin past Larkin
- Jacobs celebrates first sectional crown
- Elgin Business
- Elgin Tower Building could be sold, overhauled
- Centegra focusing on Huntley hospital, not rivals’ merger
- Hospice nurse, author to speak May 21-22
- Sherman Health given green light to join Advocate
- Elgin Entertainment
- Local libraries encourage reading on your summer travels
- Elgin Lions to hold ALS Tag Days
Reader Poll
Advertisement
Daily Herald Communities
Advertisement
Community Guide
- A City in the Suburbs
- 94,487
- 1854
- 60120, 60123
- 42.039426, -88.288627
Photo Galleries
BusinessDirectory
Connect with a business or service in your area fast. First select a town, then enter a search term or choose one of the listed popular searches:
Visit our complete Local Business Directory to find businesses in other communities.
Powered by Local.com
SiteIndex
CommunityFinder
Select a county on the map to view a list of related communities in our coverage area.
close
- Arlington Heights
- Barrington
- Barrington Hills
- Bartlett
- Buffalo Grove
- Carol Stream
- Deer Park
- Des Plaines
- Elgin
- Elk Grove Village
- Glenview
- Hanover Park
- Hoffman Estates
- Inverness
- Mount Prospect
- Palatine
- Prospect Heights
- Rolling Meadows
- Roselle
- Rosemont
- Schaumburg
- South Barrington
- Streamwood
- Wheeling
- Woodridge
- Addison
- Aurora
- Bartlett
- Bensenville
- Bloomingdale
- Bolingbrook
- Carol Stream
- Downers Grove
- Elmhurst
- Glen Ellyn
- Glendale Heights
- Hanover Park
- Hinsdale
- Itasca
- Keeneyville
- Lisle
- Lombard
- Medinah
- Naperville
- Oak Brook
- Oakbrook Terrace
- Roselle
- Villa Park
- Warrenville
- West Chicago
- Westmont
- Wheaton
- Winfield
- Wood Dale
- Woodridge
- Algonquin
- Aurora
- Barrington Hills
- Bartlett
- Batavia
- Burlington
- Campton Hills
- Carpentersville
- East Dundee
- Elburn
- Elgin
- Geneva
- Gilberts
- Hampshire
- Hoffman Estates
- Huntley
- Kaneville
- Lily Lake
- Maple Park
- North Aurora
- Pingree Grove
- St. Charles
- Sleepy Hollow
- South Elgin
- Sugar Grove
- Wayne
- West Dundee
- Antioch
- Bannockburn
- Barrington
- Barrington Hills
- Buffalo Grove
- Deer Park
- Deerfield
- Diamond Lake
- Fox Lake
- Fox River Grove
- Gages Lake
- Grandwood Park
- Grayslake
- Green Oaks
- Gurnee
- Hainesville
- Hawthorn Woods
- Indian Creek
- Ingleside
- Island Lake
- Kildeer
- Lake Barrington
- Lake Bluff
- Lake Forest
- Lake Villa
- Lake Zurich
- Lakemoor
- Libertyville
- Lincolnshire
- Lindenhurst
- Long Grove
- Mettawa
- Mundelein
- North Barrington
- Old Mill Creek
- Park City
- Port Barrington
- Riverwoods
- Rondout
- Round Lake
- Round Lake Beach
- Round Lake Heights
- Round Lake Park
- Spring Grove
- Third Lake
- Tower Lakes
- Vernon Hills
- Vernon Hills
- Volo
- Wadsworth
- Wauconda
- Waukegan
- Wheeling
