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Elgin Elks join with Elgin's First Baptist Church for 'Step It Up' program
Jul 16, 2019 10:51 PM - Elgin Elks Lodge 737 is partnering with Elgin's First Baptist Church in the "Step It Up" program. The program has given out almost 10,000 pairs of new shoes in the past 11 years. It helps children preschool to 12th grade in Elgin and surrounding communities. -
Aurora man gets 30 years in 2015 robbery plot
Jul 16, 2019 8:08 PM - An Aurora man with a long criminal record recently was sentenced to 30 years in prison after his arrest and conviction in 2015 of possessing a handgun with the intent of robbing a person at gunpoint. In a May 2018 trial, a jury convicted Ronald Smith, 36, of being an armed habitual criminal. -
Police: Carpentersville woman bit, kicked officers during arrest
Jul 16, 2019 8:06 PM - A 25-year-old woman has been charged with biting and kicking four police officers after an arrest early Tuesday in Carpentersville that was prompted by a loud music complaint. Lakendra A. Shelly, of Carpentersville, faces four felony counts of aggravated battery to a peace officer and one misdemeanor count of resisting arrest, according to Kane County court records. -
Police: Yorkville woman going 106 mph, 3x legal limit in 4th DUI arrest
Jul 16, 2019 8:04 PM - A Yorkville woman faces her fourth DUI charge after being arrested early Monday on Interstate 88 near North Aurora when she was nearly three times over the legal blood-alcohol threshold while traveling at 106 mph, authorities said. Gail L. Govednik, 29, faces a punishment ranging from probation to up to seven years in prison if convicted of aggravated DUI. -
Kane County is looking at starting a bike-share program
Jul 16, 2019 5:07 PM - An effort to establish a countywide bike-share system is getting the thumbs-up from municipalities, colleges and other entities across Kane County, officials said. -
New law requires dental checkup for students entering ninth gradeJul 16, 2019 3:40 PM - Parents of children in elementary, middle and high school are urged to schedule dental appointments before the 2019-2020 school year begins.
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Former Rep. Roskam joins law firm's government practice
Jul 16, 2019 2:47 PM - Former U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam has made his next career move and has joined Sidley Austin LLP as a partner in its Government Strategies group. -
Casten, Underwood lead GOP rivals in campaign funds
Jul 16, 2019 12:46 PM - Freshmen Democratic Reps. Sean Casten of Downers Grove and Lauren Underwood of Naperville outraised their GOP rivals in the second quarter of this year, according to Federal Election Commission reports. Casten and Underwood, whose election helped flip the House to Democrats, are major Republican targets for defeat in 2020.
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Rabbi to discuss modern rise of anti-Semitism at Elgin church July 21
Jul 16, 2019 9:37 PM - On Sunday, July 21, Rabbi Evan Moffic will speak about the re-emergence of anti-Semitism in America at First Congregational Church in Elgin. -
Aurora man who blackmailed woman for sex in 2015 now arrested on gun, drug charges
Jul 15, 2019 9:56 PM - A 22-year-old Aurora man who was prohibited from possessing a gun because of a previous felony conviction for blackmailing two women into sex now faces weapons charges after a traffic stop. Maxwell T. Melgar, of the 800 block of Lafayette Street, also was on probation for a methamphetamine possession case Thursday night when he was caught with a loaded 9 mm handgun in his car and 15 grams of Xanax, after a traffic stop in Aurora.
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