Burlington Business
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‘Dynamic’ new manufacturing/tech center triples ECC’s trade training spaceAug 31, 2026 8:51 am - Emily Ponce-Marquez’s final semester in Elgin Community College’s welding and fabrication program will be spent in the school’s newly opened $88 million Manufacturing and Technology Center.
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Illinois’ high vaccination rate has stemmed measles tide amid nationwide spikeAug 30, 2026 8:48 am - In the wake of an increase in measles cases across the U.S., including a reported exposure at Kaneland High School in Kane County, health officials recommend those who are eligible to get vaccinated with the MMR vaccine.
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60-year-old packaging company making the move to ElginAug 28, 2026 2:37 pm - The Elgin City Council approved a plan for Forest Packaging, currently located in Elk Grove Village, to move its operation to an existing building at 1450 Bowes Road.
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Rabid bat found in backyard of home near St. CharlesAug 28, 2026 10:56 am - A bat found in the backyard of a home in unincorporated St. Charles tested positive for rabies, authorities say.
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Kaneland High School students exposed to measles, health department confirmsAug 25, 2026 3:26 pm - The Kane County Health Department has identified two locations where people may have been exposed to measles following a confirmed case that was announced Monday.
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‘This is an institution’: Paul’s Family Restaurant celebrates 65 years in ElginAug 21, 2026 6:00 pm - About 75 friends, family and local dignitaries gathered at Paul’s Family Restaurant on Friday, Aug. 21, to honor its 65th year in Elgin.
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Shops on Spring incubator project brings home-based businesses to a storefront in downtown ElginAug 21, 2026 12:40 pm - Shops on Spring, a storefront created by the Made-In-Elgin incubator program, held a grand opening at 42 S. Spring St. in downtown Elgin on Thursday. Four new previously home-based businesses now have their first brick-and-mortar locations.
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Pritzker signs disaster proclamation to aid communities in storm cleanup effortsAug 20, 2026 7:54 am - Gov. JB Pritzker issued a proclamation Tuesday to bring financial help to 15 Illinois counties — including five in the Chicago region — pounded by severe and record-breaking storms over recent weeks.
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Evil Intentions owner says haunted house won’t open in Elgin this fall, citing permit issuesAug 13, 2026 3:00 pm - The owner of Evil Intentions Haunted House says he will not be moving his popular attraction back to Elgin this fall due to “unresolved building permit issues” and will look for a new location for 2027.
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Kane County Board OKs roughly $2.3 million property tax levy hike for next year’s budgetAug 12, 2026 1:27 pm - Kane County is looking at a roughly $2.3 million property tax levy hike for 2027 as its county board’s efforts to clamp down on cash reserve spending and solve the county’s budgetary woes continue.