Elgin
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Best Bets: Sugary fun with the Hershey Super Sweet AdventureMar 18, 2025 1:47 pm - The interactive Hershey Super Sweet Adventure returns to Water Tower Place in Chicago, “Dancing With the Celts” tours to the Woodstock Opera House, and Salt Creek Ballet presents “The Sleeping Beauty” in Glen Ellyn.
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Illinois’ community colleges see nearly 9% spike in spring enrollmentMar 18, 2025 1:14 pm - Enrollment at Illinois community colleges grew to more than 285,000 in the spring semester this year, an 8.9% increase over a year ago and the largest spring-to-spring enrollment increase since the Illinois Community College Board began collecting systemwide data in the late 1990s.
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GiGi’s Playhouse founders to speak at United Nations for World Down Syndrome DayMar 18, 2025 12:08 pm - GiGi Gianni, the 22-year-old namesake and Chief Inspiration Officer of Hoffman Estates-based GiGi’s Playhouse, will address a global audience at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on Thursday to celebrate World Down Syndrome Day.
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Hoffman Estates community garden signup begins April 7Mar 18, 2025 11:10 am - Hoffman Estates residents may rent plots in the community gardens beginning Monday, April 7, for $25.
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‘Experience ECC’ through campus tours and open houseMar 17, 2025 11:11 pm - Elgin Community College is hosting its annual “Experience ECC” open house on Wednesday, April 16. This free event will allow community members and prospective studen...
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‘Overwhelmed by the love and support’: Historic Elgin church deals with storm’s aftermathMar 17, 2025 6:32 pm - While it won’t be business as usual, the pastor of First United Methodist Church in Elgin said the powerful storm that tore off a portion of their roof over the weekend won’t stop them from their mission.
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Kane County Cougars sold to REV EntertainmentMar 17, 2025 3:41 pm - REV Entertainment, based in Arlington Texas, bought the Kane County Cougars from Dr. Bob Froehlich for an undisclosed amount.
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Kane County launches unit dedicated to combat human traffickingMar 17, 2025 2:39 pm - Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie Mosser has formed a new unit, to go after human exploitation perpetrators. “Kane County is not immune to the malignant and detrimental actions these traffickers have brought,” she said Monday.
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Overnight storm rips off part of 101-year-old Elgin church building’s roofMar 15, 2025 1:55 pm - Severe winds from powerful overnight storms that blew through the Western and Northwest suburbs ripped off half the roof of the 101-year-old First United Methodist Church in Elgin.
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Man gets 25 years for sexual assault on disabled womanMar 14, 2025 5:48 pm - The man who sexually assaulted a profoundly disabled woman and impregnated her was sentenced Friday to 25 years in prison.