The end of a great chapter in the history of Second Baptist Church of Elgin has arrived. On Sunday, Sept. 27, the Rev. Nathaniel L. Edmond will preach his final sermon as pastor of SBC. Pastor Edmonds' final sermon is inspired from II Corinthians ...

The second annual John M. Smith Youth Sports Foundation outing will be held Sept. 27 at Village Links of Glen Ellyn. Smith coached youth sports in Glen Ellyn since 1986. He passed away in 2019, and his sons decided to recruit people to play golf on ...

Friends of the Fox River will celebrate the second annual “It's Our Fox River Day” with four cleanup events Friday in Elgin. Two of the locations are open to public volunteers, according to Gary Mechanic, the group's executive director. State Rep. ...

Judson University in Elgin will celebrate the Class of 2020 during Homecoming Weekend after postponing its original May graduation until Sept. 19 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The university will hold three ceremonies that day to ensure that every ...

Second Baptist Church of Elgin has chosen a successor for retiring pastor Nathaniel Edmond. Rev. Patrick Parks will take over Oct. 1 for Edmond, who has been the church's pastor for 20 years. "It's very humbling to be associated in any capacity wit...

Eloy Jimenez has been making his presence felt against the Cubs since last season, hitting .313 with 3 home runs and 5 RBI in his first five games against his former organization. On Sunday, Dylan Cease gets his first crack at the Cubs. "At the end ...

As Second Baptist Church of Elgin pastor Nathaniel Edmond prepares to retire and close the door on one chapter of his life, the city of Elgin let him know he's welcome back anytime. And he can let himself in. Edmond was honored at last week's city ...

The eight-year effort to start a co-op grocery store in downtown Elgin hit another major snag last week when a prospective location fell through, but those involved say they remain enthusiastic and are starting to consider building a space from the ...

At least 187 churches, synagogues, faith-based private schools and other religious institutions in 60 suburbs received more than $166 million in forgivable loans from the federal government. That's according to a Daily Herald analysis of Paycheck Pr...

The Fideliter Club of Elgin, one of the area's longest established charities founded in 1882, recently presented a $20,500 monetary donation to Food For Greater Elgin. It was presented with added recognition to the club's emeritus member Merrie Mea...