South Elgin
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Body of man who went missing in Fox River in June recovered, identifiedJul 24, 2026 3:49 pm - The body of the man who jumped in the Fox River in Elgin in June while fleeing police has been recovered and identified as Victor Marin, 41, of Elgin.
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Gail Borden Public Library prepares for summer reading grand finaleJul 24, 2026 3:25 pm - Gail Borden Public Library District is making a final push for their Plant A Seed – Read 2026 Summer Reading Challenge, with an Aug. 15 deadline approaching. Children have already read 1.7 million minutes toward a 3.5 million minute goal.
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Arrests are up in Elgin schools but numbers are misleading, police sayJul 24, 2026 1:07 pm - A state law enacted in 2025 caused the number of arrests in Elgin schools to nearly double in the past school year, a police official told the Elgin City Council this week. But he warned that number is misleading.
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‘A true legend’: How a retired Elgin police car found new life — and a dose of fame — in GermanyJul 23, 2026 4:56 pm - The old Mount Prospect police cruiser featured in “The Blues Brothers” may be the suburbs’ most famous retired patrol vehicle, but Jake and Elwood’s ride may have some competition overseas.
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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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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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6 charged with running brothels in Kane County, RockfordJul 21, 2026 1:19 pm - Six men have been arrested on felony charges of promoting prostitution after a 15-month investigation into what authorities say were brothels operating in Aurora, West Dundee, South Elgin and Rockford.