Elgin
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Ziegler’s Ace Hardware on Elgin’s west side closing after 44 yearsFeb 26, 2025 3:27 pm - After 44 years on Elgin’s west side, the owners of Ziegler’s Ace Hardware on Lillian Street will close. The store’s 15 employees will move to other locations.
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Elgin church to host ‘Drive-Through Ashes’ on March 5Feb 26, 2025 1:31 pm - On Ash Wednesday, March 5, the Rev. Marion Phipps of St. Hugh of Lincoln Episcopal Church will once again offer drive through ashes in the church parking lot
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Two accused sex traffickers from 2023 St. Charles sweep plead guiltyFeb 26, 2025 1:00 pm - Two of five people charged with sex trafficking in St. Charles both pleaded guilty and agreed to serve five years in prison in deals negotiated with prosecutors.
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Special maple beer to be featured at 30th annual Maple Sugaring Days March 1-2Feb 25, 2025 10:05 pm - 30th annual Maple Sugaring Days event has milestones, brews, and sweet treats. It’s also the 100th anniversary of the Forest Preserve District of Kane County.
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Home & garden calendar, March 2-8Feb 25, 2025 7:23 pm - Garden club meetings, antique apple trees and more.
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South Elgin police seeking video after shots fired near school Monday eveningFeb 25, 2025 10:03 am - The South Elgin Police Department is asking for the community’s help after gunshots were fired near Fox Meadow Elementary School on Monday evening.
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Best Bets: ‘Fraggle Rock’ live, Monster Jam, Tom Segura, Ballet FolklóricoFeb 25, 2025 6:27 am - “Jim Henson’s Fraggle Rock” tours to Waukegan’s Genesee Theatre, the Monster Jam roars back into Rosemont’s Allstate Arena, and the Music of the Baroque memorializes Christian martyrs in Handel’s “Theodora” in Skokie and Chicago.
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Lombard residents receive Marklund’s 2025 Friend of the Year AwardFeb 24, 2025 9:48 pm - Sue and John Wick of Lombard were recently named Marklund’s Friends of the Year, an award that the nonprofit organization has given out since 1979.
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Elgin chapter of Izaak Walton to host biodiversity programFeb 24, 2025 6:30 pm - Local environmental group hosts talk on preserving biodiversity. Learn about their campus restoration project.
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Question Central 301 candidates at forum ThursdayFeb 24, 2025 12:18 pm - The League of Women Voters is having a forum Thursday for candidates for Central Unit District 301 school board candidates.