More than 350 community members attended the 38th annual YWCA Elgin Leader Luncheon Awards at The Seville in Streamwood on May 12. As the luncheon began, Leader Luncheon general chair Jennifer Rakow expressed appreciation to the event's major sponso...

The University of Illinois men's team earned its 15th straight appearance in NCAA regional play, which starts on Monday. That was no surprise after the Illini won their seventh straight Big Ten title and 12th in the last 13 years last week, extendin...

Midwest Opera Theater and the Demoss Center for Worship in the Performing Arts at Judson University will present "Another Sunrise" by Jake Heggie on Saturday, April 23. This one-woman opera is based on the life of poet, writer, and Holocaust surviv...

An appearance by actor Edward James Olmos scheduled for Friday at Judson University has been postponed until sometime in August. The event was rescheduled due to a last-minute filming conflict, according to a news release from the Elgin university. ...

The YWCA Elgin will host its 38th annual Leader Luncheon on Thursday, May 12, at The Seville in Streamwood. Twenty women leaders have been nominated this year for these prestigious awards. The event is supported by Title sponsor The Schrieber Group ...

Robert Schwantz has guided his Bartlett boys volleyball team to Upstate Eight Conference championships in 2019 and 2021. The Hawks have won the U-46 tournament title the last three years. What is missing is a regional title. Bartlett, which hasn't w...

The Rev. Huron Claus of the Mohawk/Kiowa tribes of New York and Oklahoma will give the keynote speaker at Judson University's annual Community Prayer Breakfast. This community networking event will be held on Wednesday, May 11 from 7:30 to 9 a.m. on...

After being announced as the Boys and Girls Club of Elgin's Youth of the Year on Thursday, Michelle Olsen, smiling from ear to ear, waited patiently for a more than 30-second ovation to subside. Her speech got right to the point. "Hi, I'm Michelle O...