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    Countdown to football: Seasoned senior Tate Beran brings back elite experience in secondary for No. 4 Geneva

    Senior cornerback Tate Beran, who has offers from Butler and Western Illinois, prepares for practice at Geneva on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. (Paul Johnson / The Beacon-News)
    Tate Beran bring back elite experience on defense for Geneva, which is No. 4 in the Beacon-News/Courier-News preseason rankings.
    Senior cornerback Tate Beran, who has offers from Butler and Western Illinois, prepares for practice at Geneva on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. (Paul Johnson / The Beacon-News)
    Mount Carmel coach Jordan Lynch reacts after defeating Nazareth in the Class 7A state championship game at Northern Illinois's Huskie Stadium in DeKalb on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019. (Brian O'Mahoney / Daily Southtown)

    IHSA suspends coach Jordan Lynch for two practices, puts Mount Carmel football program on probation for season

    Steve Kroiss, of Elgin, stands next to a sculpture he painted, "Earthly Highlights," which was on display as part of Habitat for Humanity of Northern Fox Valley’s "Home Planet Earth" public art event in 2025. (Mike Danahey/for The Courier-News)

    Elgin News Digest: Habitat seeking sculpture artists; sponsors; ‘Nightmare’ music acts for Oct. 17 announced

    District U-46 School Board President Melissa Owens cuts the ribbon at Kenyon Woods Middle School in South Elgin on Thursday, celebrating the completion of a 47,000-square-foot addition to the building. (Mike Danahey/The Courier-News)

    Ribbon-cutting held to celebrate completion of Kenyon Woods school addition

    By Mike Danahey
    August 14, 2026 at 12:34 p.m.
    District U-46 officials celebrated the completion Thursday of the $35 million addition to Kenyon Woods...
    Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain, left, was reportedly hospitalized in April and hasn't returned to his job since. State's Attorney Jamie Mosser, at right, has declined to explain the reason for his absence. (Brian Hill/Daily Herald)

    Kane County sheriff remains away from work, and no one is saying why

    By Charles Keeshan
    August 14, 2026 at 11:41 a.m.
    Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain was reportedly hospitalized in April and hasn't been seen since....
    The former Heider Electric Co. building at 80 N. State St. in Elgin had been proposed for a new Evil Intentions Haunted House. (Rick West/Daily Herald)

    Evil Intentions owner nixes haunted house in Elgin due to permit issues

    By Rick West
    August 13, 2026 at 3:20 p.m.
    Evil Intentions Haunted House owner says he won't be moving his attraction back to Elgin...
    When it's problem after problem after problem -- destructive storms, government issues, food contamination, AI deception -- the fatigue adds up, columnist Donna Vickroy says. (Getty Images)

    Donna Vickroy: We were exhausted long before weather fatigue became a thing

    By Donna Vickroy
    August 13, 2026 at 1:41 p.m.
    When it's problem after problem after problem -- destructive storms, government issues, food contamination --...
    Anderson Pries stands at the controls of an Aurora, Elgin and Fox River Electric Railroad diesel locomotive at the Fox River Trolley Museum in South Elgin in a photo taken in 2024. Pries, 16, of Homewood, is the force behind the trolley museum's inaugural Fox River Ragtime Festival being held Aug. 22-23. (Steven Jam)

    Just 16 years old, teen organizes Ragtime Festival at Fox River Trolley Museum

    By Mike Danahey
    August 13, 2026 at 12:33 p.m.
    Musicians will be playing songs from more than 100 years ago at the Fox River...
    Burlington Central's Tobi Oduwa, a senior defensive tackle with an offer from Butler, gets ready for practice in Burlington on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. (Paul Johnson / The Beacon-News)

    Countdown to football: Tobi Oduwa, who has an offer from Butler, thinks big for No. 5 Burlington Central

    By Paul Johnson
    August 13, 2026 at 9:45 a.m.
    With offer from Butler, Tobi Oduwa emerges for Burlington Central, which is No. 5 in...
    A photo from the Manitowoc (Canada) Herald Times documents the day the La Salle Expedition II arrived at in Manitowoc on Nov. 15, 1976. A group of Elgin residents undertook the journey as part of a U.S. Bicentennial celebration event. (Manitowoc Herald Times)

    Elgin News Digest: La Salle reenactment celebrates 50th anniversary; Hispanic heritage documentary, exhibit to debut

    By Mike Danahey
    August 12, 2026 at 4:37 p.m.
    Roundup of small news items for the Elgin area.
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