Elgin
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Suburban Skyview: Elgin’s Wing Park Aquatic Center to open May 31Mar 30, 2025 6:00 am - Elgin's Wing Park Aquatic Center is getting ready to open May 31 for the 2025 summer season.
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The Biz Week That Was: Pickleball saves big boxes, anxiety over auto tariffs, and townhouses at Bell WorksMar 29, 2025 1:50 pm - How pickleball is revitalizing vacant big-box spaces across suburbs The rise of e-commerce has reshaped the retail landscape, leaving big vacancies in dozens of shop...
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‘All new to everyone’: Parents recall navigating COVID school shutdown five years agoMar 29, 2025 12:54 pm - Closing schools during the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in parents and children spending a lot more time together. Several shared their stories about balancing remote learning and recreation during 2020’s COVID summer.
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19 community leaders nominated for YWCA Elgin Leader Luncheon awardsMar 28, 2025 4:46 pm - YWCA Elgin announces nominees for 41st annual Leader Luncheon celebrating women leaders. 19 nominees across 8 categories including arts, business, communications, education, public service, racial justice, social services, and volunteerism.
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Still missing: Karen Schepers discovery a reminder of these enduring mysteriesMar 28, 2025 5:15 am - The discovery of Karen Schepers' vehicle seven feet deep in the Fox River is a reminder that many suburban families have been waiting years or even decades for answers to what caused their loved ones to disappear. Here’s a look at some of those unsolved mysteries.
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No need to justify sales tax increaseMar 28, 2025 4:00 am - After reading a few letters supporting the sales tax increase in Kane County, I have to comment that it’s a ridiculous notion. Every government agency that receives taxes...
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Vote to protect public safetyMar 28, 2025 4:00 am - There’s still time for voters to support the sheriff, state’s attorney, coroner, public defender, court services, juvenile justice center, county jail and many other depa...
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Coroner confirms human remains found Tuesday belong to Karen SchepersMar 27, 2025 9:20 pm - The Kane County Coroner on Thursday positively identified the remains of Karen Schepers, an Elgin woman who went missing in 1983.
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Learn about programs at Elgin’s Hawthorne Hill Nature Center at April 1 meetingMar 27, 2025 4:54 pm - Hawthorne Hill Nature Center program coordinator Devon Eldridge will present a program on her work developing and leading nature programs, managing events, and contributing to exhibit development.
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‘Punk rock, street food and video games’: Legit Dogs & Ice brings owners’ passions to South ElginMar 26, 2025 11:15 pm - Legit Dogs and Ice brings an eclectic menu of hot dogs, burgers, fries and Hawaiian shaved ice, in addition to retro video games and a punk vibe, to diners in South Elgin.