Elgin
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The orchard experience: Where to go for fall apple pickingAug 25, 2025 6:49 am - “Our apple crop is looking great this year,” said Sarah Bell, owner and manager of Royal Oak Orchard in Harvard. Here are some suburban orchards where you can go apple picking.
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Here’s how new road test rules for seniors, reporting unsafe drivers will workAug 24, 2025 9:00 pm - Major changes are ahead in road tests for seniors. A new state law increasing the age when Illinois drivers must take a behind-the-wheel road test from 79 to 87 goes into effect in 2026. And more details on when McLean Road will reopen in South Elgin.
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Suburban community college presidents among the highest paid in the stateAug 24, 2025 9:00 pm - Suburban community college presidents are among the highest paid in the 39-member Illinois Community College System.
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How much additional revenue did your school district receive through state’s evidence-based funding formula?Aug 23, 2025 11:00 am - School districts statewide will receive a combined $8.9 billion from the state’s evidence-based funding program, an increase of nearly $300 million from last year’s allocation.
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Lawmakers continuing public events despite disruptive pro-Palestinian protestsAug 23, 2025 11:00 am - Members of the suburban congressional delegation aren’t letting demonstrations by pro-Palestinian activists deter them from hosting town hall meetings with constituents and attending public events.
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Fox Valley Theatre Co. presents fresh take on wizarding world with ‘Puffs’Aug 23, 2025 8:59 am - Elgin’s Fox Valley Theatre Company will present "Puffs," a comedic play offering a new perspective on a famous wizarding school, told from the point of view of the overlooked students.
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Des Plaines Fire Department to switch 911 servicesAug 22, 2025 4:32 pm - Emergency calls for the Des Plaines Fire Department will be handled by a different dispatch service starting as soon as next year.
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Hoffman Estates begins special storm debris pickup MondayAug 22, 2025 2:44 pm - Storm debris pickup is under way in Hoffman Estates following severe weather on Aug. 16.
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Elgin Izaak Walton donates $100k to Gail Borden children’s area renovationAug 22, 2025 1:58 pm - The Elgin Izaak Walton League donated $100,000 to the Gail Borden Library Foundation for a children's area renovation into a park-like setting.
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Registration now open for Hanover Township fall tutoring programAug 21, 2025 4:50 pm - Beginning Sept. 16 and running for 10 weeks, the Hanover Township’s fall tutoring program will meet Tuesday and Thursday evenings at the town hall, 250 S. Route 59 in Bartlett.