Elgin
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Fine Line Creative Arts Center to host Gathering for the Arts Aug. 21Aug 06, 2026 12:26 am - Fine Line Creative Arts Center in St. Charles is hosting “Gathering for the Arts” on Friday, Aug, 21, at Revelry 675 in Batavia, offering attendees food, live music, auctions, and an open bar, with proceeds to support adult art education programs.
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Elgin Township hosts free community event showcasing local organizationsAug 05, 2026 10:10 pm - Elgin Township is hosting a free community event on Aug. 15, featuring nearly 30 social service organizations, a Touch-a-Truck display with 15 vehicles, vintage car show, pet adoption fair, and a charity dunk tank.
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Over 60 vendors of arts and oddities to line Elgin’s Riverside Drive for annual Area 22 fairAug 05, 2026 1:43 pm - The third annual Area 22 Arts, Crafts + Oddities Fair returns to downtown Elgin on Saturday, Aug. 8, featuring over 60 artist vendors, unique attractions, and expanded food offerings.
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Cook County-area business owners share their approach to PTOAug 05, 2026 12:30 pm - According to a recent survey from the Society for Human Resource Management, more than 80% of workers said that “paid leave” is either an extremely important or very important benefit they expect from their employer, ranking just below health insurance and retirement benefits.
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South Elgin man charged with felony hazing in Indiana University frat incidentAug 05, 2026 9:01 am - A South Elgin man is one of seven Indiana University fraternity members facing felony charges related to an October hazing incident that resulted in two pledges being hospitalized with life-threatening injuries.
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National Night Out events draw crowds throughout the suburbsAug 04, 2026 7:00 pm - Communities throughout the suburbs hosted National Night Out events Tuesday. The community-building campaign promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie.
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Elgin police investigating after woman suffers gunshot wound Monday nightAug 04, 2026 1:29 pm - Police are investigating after a woman suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot wound Monday night in Elgin.
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‘This is bush league stuff’: Hoffman Estates mayor seeks return to civility after chaotic ending to board meetingAug 04, 2026 11:22 am - What began as a protest and appeal to Hoffman Estates officials to take a more proactive stance against any U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement presence in the village spun into chaos after one speaker was ejected from Monday’s village board meeting by not giving up the microphone within the three minutes allowed.
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No injuries in townhouse fire in Elgin Monday nightAug 04, 2026 9:25 am - No one was injured during a fire that damaged a townhouse on Elgin’s east side Monday night.
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Bodies of missing suburban kayakers recovered in Door CountyAug 03, 2026 6:13 pm - The search for two suburban kayakers who went missing Saturday while paddling in Door County, Wisconsin, ended tragically Monday with the discovery of their bodies, authorities said.