Elena Ferrarin
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Pingree Fire voters to decide if they want elected board amid complaintsFeb 04, 2020 12:00 am - Voters in the Pingree Grove and Countryside Fire Protection District will be asked in a binding referendum question March 17 whether the fire board should be elected, ra...
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Domestic violence charges against South Elgin cop dismissedJan 31, 2020 12:00 am - Domestic violence charges against a South Elgin police officer were dismissed by Kane County prosecutors. Kane County state's attorney spokesman Chris Nelson said there ...
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'Thanks to God': Aurora man finally returns home after kidnapping and shooting in MexicoJan 30, 2020 12:00 am - Jose Luis Gutierrez's blood ran cold when he heard one of his kidnappers tell another one to kill him inside a car on the side of a Mexican roadway, two days before Chri...
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'He is ours': Hundreds show up to pay respects to 'unclaimed veteran' in ElginJan 29, 2020 12:00 am - When John James Murphy died in Elgin last month, he was an "unclaimed veteran" whose relatives couldn't be found or contacted to take care of his burial. On Wednesday, h...
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Former North Aurora mayor was about family, teaching and serviceJan 28, 2020 12:00 am - This story has been edited to correct the date for visitation. Mark Ruby, the former mayor of North Aurora, was remembered as a family man who dedicated his life to...
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Pride parade, Juneteenth festival planned in Elgin; iFest, Fox Trot on chopping blockJan 27, 2020 12:00 am - This story has been updated to correct a name. Community members are organizing two events in June in Elgin: the city's first LGBTQ+ pride parade and festival, and ...
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Funeral for 'unclaimed veteran' Wednesday in ElginJan 27, 2020 12:00 am - Vietnam veteran John James Murphy was kind to fellow residents of River View Rehab Center in Elgin, calling nurses when they needed help and gifting them spare cigarette...
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Donate a kidney to a stranger? Sure, Lakemoor police officer saysJan 25, 2020 12:00 am - Imagine reading a Facebook post and deciding to donate a kidney to a stranger. Crazy? Not for 27-year-old Nicole Gaborek, a Lakemoor police officer who did exactly that ...
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Elgin serious crime at all-time low since 1972Jan 24, 2020 12:00 am - Serious crime was down in Elgin last year, with a 17% overall decrease including in homicides (there was one), batteries, assaults, criminal sexual assaults, thefts, ars...
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For the first time in city history, Elgin council OKs landmark nomination against owner's wishesJan 23, 2020 4:30 am - The Elgin City Council nominated for landmark status a building over the objections of its owner, the first time this happened in city history, but with the hope that a ...