Carpentersville
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‘This should have been avoided’: Late warnings raise red flags in fatal train crashDec 07, 2025 8:45 pm - State says gates and lights are “operating as designed” in Elgin after a man was killed at a crossing. Questions abound over a NTSB report indicating there wasn’t enough notice of an oncoming locomotive.
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‘Travesty’: Elgin mayor blasts federal agents’ actions against protestersDec 07, 2025 5:28 pm - Elgin Mayor David Kaptain sharply criticized federal immigration agents after they used tear gas and pepper spray on protesters who gathered outside a city apartment complex during an hourslong standoff Saturday morning.
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Suburban Skyview: Mounds of processed concrete sit at former Spring Hill Mall siteDec 07, 2025 6:00 am - Mounds of processed concrete sit where Spring Hill Mall once stood in West Dundee.
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ICE agents use tear gas in Elgin as hourslong standoff ends in man’s arrestDec 06, 2025 7:26 pm - A man was detained at an Elgin apartment complex after an hourslong standoff with federal agents Saturday that sparked clashes with protesters and saw tear gas deployed. ...
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Male juvenile shot in CarpentersvilleDec 06, 2025 4:37 pm - A male juvenile was shot in the leg Friday evening in Carpentersville and received non-life-threatening injuries. Police say the investigation is ongoing.
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Wayside transforming 4-story office building in Elgin to transitional housingDec 05, 2025 11:31 am - The Elgin City Council has cleared the way for Wayside Cross Ministries to transform a four-story office building on Route 31 into a transitional housing facility.
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Elgin manufacturing facility to close, eliminating 111 jobsDec 05, 2025 10:07 am - Printpack Inc. will close its Elgin manufacturing facility, laying off 111 employees.
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Boys basketball: Fremd holds off Barrington’s comebackDec 04, 2025 10:03 pm - A Pinto got off to a fast start and then closed well against the Broncos Thursday in Barrington. Fremd’s Rafael Pinto and the Vikings got off to a hot start as Fremd buil...
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Elgin to hold second public meeting for Accessible Streets and Sidewalks planDec 04, 2025 11:06 am - Elgin will hold its second public meeting on the Accessible Streets and Sidewalks plan on Thursday, Dec. 11, as staff continues to gather community input on priority projects intended to improve accessibility throughout the city.
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Home & garden calendar, Dec. 7-13Dec 04, 2025 4:30 am - Upcoming events for various garden clubs in the Chicago suburbs, as well as workshops and classes offered at the Chicago Botanic Garden and Morton Arboretum.