Elgin
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Despite complicated council vote, longtime haunted house returning to ElginJul 23, 2026 12:51 pm - The Elgin City Council approved a plan for Evil Intentions Haunted House to return to the city, despite having to perform some lengthy procedural gymnastics on the dais that one council member described as “embarrassing.”
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South Elgin trolley museum aims to bring history to life with new eventJul 22, 2026 5:10 pm - Visitors to the Fox River Trolley Museum Aug. 1 and 2 will encounter reenactors portraying everything from 18th-century French fur traders and Wild West train robbers to members of the legendary 65th Infantry Regiment, known as the Borinqueneers.
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Father-son duo expand auto body shop business with new Geneva locationJul 22, 2026 4:58 pm - Derrick Crome, 26, of St. Charles, has taken over the former State Street Collision body shop in Geneva, renaming it Bodylines Inc., after previously commuting over an hour to work at his Belvidere shop with his father Roger.
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Kane County redoing rabies vaccines due to recallJul 22, 2026 2:10 pm - Kane County is offering to revaccinate animals that received rabies vaccines last year from the county, as the manufacturer has recalled the vaccine.
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Photos: The Week in PicturesJul 22, 2026 2:07 pm - Daily Herald photographers were in the heat, the smoke, the rain and the festivals to bring you the best moments of the first half of July in the suburbs of Chicago. ...
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South Elgin trustees make it clear they don’t support data center planJul 22, 2026 11:12 am - South Elgin village leaders have no problem if a developer wants to submit plans to annex land for data center at Kenyon Road and Route 25 but board members made it clear Monday night that it’s a project that’s unlikely to win trustee approval.
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In honor of Dennis: Elgin Classic bike race honors veteran whose death changed Illinois cycling lawsJul 22, 2026 10:34 am - The Elgin Classic in Memory of Dennis Jurs honors a cyclist and Vietnam veteran whose death in 2015 inspired a law granting bicyclists the same rights as motorists.
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Hanover Township receives financial reporting award for third straight yearJul 21, 2026 5:28 pm - The Government Finance Officer Association (GFOA) has presented Hanover Township with the Outstanding Achievement in Popular Annual Financial Reporting (PAFR) Award for the township’s annual audit for a third consecutive year.
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‘Perfect storm’ of bureaucracy blamed for Cook County’s long-delayed property tax system overhaulJul 21, 2026 4:32 pm - The Cook County independent inspector general’s office issued a report Tuesday blaming bureaucratic shortcomings for a long-delayed overhaul of the county’s property tax recording and reporting system.
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Renovation of South Grove building in downtown Elgin ahead of scheduleJul 21, 2026 2:39 pm - The developer renovating a dilapidated downtown Elgin building at 61-65 S. Grove Ave. says the project is ahead of schedule and should be done by next summer.