Elgin
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Home & garden calendar, March 10-21Mar 10, 2026 3:05 pm - Upcoming gardening club meetings and events in the Chicago suburbs, covering topics like soil, native pollinators, long-blooming perennial gardens, and more.
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Elgin to provide special leaf collection in mid-AprilMar 10, 2026 12:42 pm - Elgin Public Works Department will offer a special on-street leaf collection from April 13-16 to make up for the final pickup week that was suspended due to a winter storm.
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Disaster Ready Kane seeks community partners for countywide responseMar 10, 2026 11:30 am - Disaster Ready Kane, an initiative of the Kane County Office of Emergency Management, is creating a countywide support network to help prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters. A community meeting is set for April 10.
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Spotlight: Janus Theatre inaugurates new home with ‘Alchemist’ revivalMar 10, 2026 10:53 am - Janus Theatre marks its first production in its new Elgin home with an updated version of the 17th-century satire “The Alchemist,” and Mike Newquist plays 40 characters in the solo show “Fully Committed” at The Den Theatre, this week in Chicago-area theater.
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GOP congressional candidates: End grace period for mailed ballotsMar 09, 2026 6:47 pm - Three of the GOP candidates for the 11th Congressional seat say mailed ballots shouldn’t be counted after Election Day.
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Julie Forbes: 2026 candidate for Kane County Board District 11Mar 09, 2026 3:44 pm - Julie Forbes of Geneva is running for the Democratic nomination for the Kane County Board District 11 in the March 17, 2026 primary election.
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Hanover Township Open Gym returning for spring breakMar 09, 2026 3:00 pm - With warm weather around the corner, Hanover Township is looking ahead to its Spring Break Open Gym.
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Elgin Township hosts small business workshopMar 08, 2026 10:49 pm - Elgin Township is hosting a business education workshop on “How to Start/Run Small Home-based Business” on Saturday, March 28.
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One killed in fiery crash near HuntleyMar 08, 2026 11:44 am - One person was killed after a vehicle hit a tree and caught fire Sunday morning near Huntley, fire officials said.
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Juel Ulven to be inducted into Arts Hall of Fame 50 years after founding popular folk festivalMar 08, 2026 8:15 am - Juel Ulven, founder of the Fox Valley Folklore Society, will be inducted posthumously into the Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame on Friday, March 27, at Eagle Brook Country Club in Geneva.