Attracting Judson University students to downtown, as well as creating a special taxing district and moving the Fourth of July parade there, are initiatives in the works by an Elgin group. That's what Deirdre White, executive director of the Downtow...

The Friends of McHenry County College Foundation is seeking nominations for the 2016 MCC Distinguished Alumni Award to recognize those who are making their communities a better place to live and work. The Distinguished Alumnus Award recognizes the a...

Traditional public housing will be a thing of the past in Elgin under a pending renovation and financing deal. A nearly $17 million project by the Housing Authority of Elgin essentially will give ownership of affordable housing to private investors,...

Dundee-Crown High School in Carpentersville will host a College and Career Fair from 9:10 to 11:45 a.m. Friday, Feb. 12. The fair is open to the public. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet with representatives from more than 90 colleges and...

The 2016 Harper College men's track and field season got started on Saturday at the UW-Parkside Classic. The team had national-qualifying efforts in the 3200m relay, high jump, triple jump, and shot put. The Hawks also placed in a tie for seventh as...

About the last thing on Maddie Versluys' mind four years ago was scoring 2,000 career points for Westminster Christian's girls basketball team. Yet on Saturday evening in the Warriors' gym on the west side of Elgin that's exactly what happened. With...

During the week of Feb. 15, Judson University's chapel services will focus on racial identity at 10 a.m. in Herrick Chapel, 1151 N. State St., Elgin. During Race Matters Week, invited guests will use poetry, art, preaching and other communiqué to co...

A new church in Elgin is launching weekly services beginning Sunday, Feb. 21, in downtown Elgin. Elgin City Church has been holding monthly "preview" services since last September to get the word out and allow the Elgin community to come and get to ...