Elgin, Illinois news
State Representatives Anna Moeller and Suzanne Ness will hold a join town hall discussion froMonday, July 29 at the Dundee Library in East Dundee.
A classical string quartet performing with a bluegrass folk trio, celebrations of Latin American women and North and South American songs and dances are all on the schedule for Chamber Music on the Fox’s 11th season.
Update: Seven people, including residents from DeKalb, Elgin and Wheaton, suffered injuries in a two-vehicle crash at Baseline and Glidden roads in Kingston Wednesday, DeKalb County Sheriff Andy Sullivan said. One driver was airlifted to a Rockford hospital.
Joy is palpable as new community theater seasons approach in Woodstock, Crystal Lake, Elgin, St. Charles and beyond.
You don't have to travel to Chicago to enjoy blues and jazz music. There are several venues in the Fox Valley area where you can get your groove on.
Though a judge called the child sexual assault allegations against a defendant “disgusting,” he cited an appellate ruling and released him from McHenry County Jail pretrial.
With more restaurants adding outdoor dining after the pandemic, there is no shortage of choices when it comes to restaurants with patios in the suburbs.
An off-duty Kane County sheriff’s deputy was involved in a Monday shooting in Elgin that left one person dead, officials confirmed on Tuesday.
The Illinois Second District Appellate Court in Elgin reversed itself in a domestic battery conviction of a Geneva political campaign adviser – which it overturned in 2021 – and ruled June 12 to reinstate his conviction, based on another appellate decision.
The production does a good job bringing this dramatic story to life in an in-the-round staging that gives the audience a close-up view of the internal and external turmoil the characters are experiencing in 1960s Tulsa, Oklahoma.
An Elgin man has pleaded guilty to killing a passenger in his car in a drunk-driving crash.
Wanda and Allen Iverson have always supported their independent filmmaker son. Now his first feature length movie, "For Prophet" is debuting in theaters.
With the national political conventions in Chicago and Milwaukee just weeks away, some suburban law enforcement agencies are preparing for an influx of visitors as well as protests.
An Elgin man charged in connection with the fatal overdoses of four people, including two found in a Marengo home, is in custody in Kane County jail.
The play can’t be pigeonholed. Is it a drama? Is it a comedy? It’s compelling and not to be missed.
Fourteen locations in Elgin, Batavia, Aurora, Geneva and St. Charles will feature a variety of art and artists.
A bill eliminating the subminimum wage for workers with disabilities failed to pass the General Assembly ahead of its May adjournment, although sponsors say they hope to pass it when lawmakers return in the fall. It was of several that stalled.
Teen drivers will get priority treatment every Saturday this summer at select DMVs across Illinois, including in Addison, Aurora, Bathalto, Belvidere, Bridgeview, Chicago West, Des Plaines, Elgin, Joliet, Lake Zurich, Plano and St. Charles.
State’s Attorney Jamie Mosser was recognized for her leadership and public service achievements at the YWCA Elgin Leader Luncheon held on May 9.
From a wealth of creative flavoring and care for taste, take a look for these fresh and delicious cocktail bars and coffee houses located in cities along the Fox River.
New partnership between DeKalb schools and Boys and Girls Club of Elgin will give area children and their families another option to consider this summer. The program is expected to run from noon to 5 p.m. May 30 through June 26.
A 56-year-old Elgin man agreed to a sentence of nine years in prison in exchange for a guilty plea for disseminating sexually explicit visual content depicting a child under age 13.
ECC's eighth president is retiring after 17 years of service.
Aurora, St. Charles, Elgin, Geneva have great venues for checking out live music this season.
More than 1,500 people have signed a change.org petition opposing a decision to stall the distribution of the Bartlett High School yearbook over a photo the school’s interim principal described as “offensive” and “antisemitic” in an email to parents.
Ecker Center for for Behavioral Health seeks to raise $50,000 through its Spring 2024 Fundraising & Awareness Campaign.
Daryl Pass drives about 100 miles every week restocking the Kenneth Young Center’s Narcan vending machines including some in Elgin and at the sheriff’s office in St. Charles Township.
Those leading the charge combatting human trafficking in Kane County say there must be more open dialogue and a shift in public opinion of the victims in order to fully address the problem.
Visit 10 parks, preserves and paths along the Fox River enjoy art and nature.
An Elgin man accused of shooting another man in the foot in Harvard was ordered detained pretrial Monday in McHenry County jail.
Husband, wife, father, mother, Illinois State Police master sergeant and McHenry County Sheriff’s deputy. Robert and Khalia Satkiewicz have worn several titles during their 22-year marriage. With each title is a common thread: caring and wanting to help.
Enjoy group hikes, bike rides and kayaking along the Fox River this spring and summer.
Experience the emotional moments as television celebrities and a classical music star are inducted into the Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame.
Legislation recently approved by the Illinois House of Representatives prohibiting the use of corporal punishment in private schools would have little effect in the suburbs since the majority of private schools here already prohibit it, officials from multiple schools confirmed.
A former Elgin police officer from Kirkland charged with possessing videos depicting child sexual abuse has been released from DeKalb County Jail after successfully appealing his pretrial detainment under new SAFE-T Act criteria, court records show.
“Mary Stuart” has two delicious roles for women: Queen Elizabeth I and Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots.
Excellent acting underscores new play exploring thought-provoking territory.
Embodying its title, the production deftly intertwines the softness and beauty of a magnolia with the steely determination of a powerful social construct founded on the support of female friendships.
Special Gifts Theatre provides an opportunity for students with disabilities to have a voice and to shine in a safe and inclusive place.
McHenry County is dealing with both a flood risk and a winter weather advisory that could bring more snow.
An acclaimed violinist, a celebrity WGN-TV meteorologist with multiple Emmys, another Emmy winner who created Christian television station WCFC-TV/Channel 38 and the wise-cracking bandleader on “The Dick Cavett Show” are the latest inductees into the Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame.
As part of a recent initiative of nonprofit Crate Free USA, farmer Cliff McConville will visit Elgin’s Gail Borden Public Library later this month to talk to kids about eco-friendly life on his Kane County farm near Carpentersville and Algonquin.
When suburban farmer Cliff McConville teaches kids about his farm on the Brunner Family Forest Preserve in Carpentersville, where grass-fed cows, pigs and chickens roam freely across 150 acres of pasture, he hopes he’s inspiring not only future consumers but future farmers.
A woman accused of burglarizing three homes and a management building along one Crystal Lake road will be detained in the McHenry County jail pretrial, a judge ruled.
The Kane County Health Department's youth anti-vaping initiative, Vape Free, Together, aims to bring together students, schools, parents, and tobacco retailers to prevent youth vaping
Luis E. Ramirez-Arguelles has been housed at a mental health facility since 2014, following a trial over a fatal crash officials said he caused.
As the March 19 primary approaches signs dot the parkways, roadsides, parkways and yards announcing support for candidates in various races. Awesome Campaigns Inc. is the printer for many of them.
Matt Bishop, 34, died unexpectedly at his home in Elgin Saturday. He was a Dundee Middle School music teacher for 12 years and participated in the school's band, choir, orchestra, musicals, plays and multiple clubs.
Isabella Lippi will perform Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 4 with the orchestra on March 2 and 3. She is a 2024 Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame inductee.
“Filumena: A Marriage Italian Style” is a hoot and a half.