Faeries of the Forest Fest bringing a day of whimsy to Elgin area The Faeries of the Forest Festival has taken up the mantle of the World of Faeries Festival, which ran for 19 years and ended in 2023.
Summer comes to a standstill as air quality prompts closures and cancellations across Chicagoland By Tess Kenny July 16, 2026 at 6:39 p.m. As local air quality hit hazardous levels Thursday, beaches and pools were closed, day camps...
Opponents readying to fight proposed South Elgin data center By Gloria Casas July 16, 2026 at 2:31 p.m. A data center proposal is headed to the South Elgin Planning and Zoning Commission for...
Elgin News Digest: Shredding, recycling and food drive at Alero; PADS of Elgin receives $20,000 trust grant By Mike Danahey July 16, 2026 at 12:38 p.m. Roundup of small news items for the Elgin area.
Photos: Wildfire smoke blankets the Chicago area By Brian Cassella July 17, 2026 at 3:26 p.m. Thick haze settled over northern Illinois on Thursday morning as dangerous levels of wildfire smoke...
Cook County watchdog finds Samantha Steele offered job to opponent By A.D. Quig July 17, 2026 at 12:38 p.m. Cook County's watchdog has found that Board of Review Commissioner Samantha Steele made "an offer...
Arlington Heights could close a downtown street for an ice skating rink this winter By Chris Placek July 16, 2026 at 11:01 a.m. Officials at Arlington Heights village hall and park district headquarters are already thinking cooler thoughts...
Cook County shatters air quality record, EPA data shows, as dangerous wildfire smoke envelops region By Finnegan Belleau July 16, 2026 at 8:34 p.m. Residents warned to stay inside as fine particulate matter from wildfire smoke from Canada and...
Oswego East’s Dominic Battista tops list of 3 Aurora-Elgin area players taken in MLB draft By Paul Johnson July 15, 2026 at 7:46 p.m. Oswego's Dominic Battista, St. Charles North's Jayden Lobliner and West Aurora's Ryan Niedzwiedz get taken...
Kane County to cut weight-loss drugs from employee insurance plans starting in 2027 in effort to reduce costs By Molly Morrow July 16, 2026 at 10:45 a.m. The measure to change the county’s employee medical plan starting in 2027 passed narrowly following...
Hindu group sues Elgin to lift restriction blocking proposed temple By Susan Sarkauskas July 16, 2026 at 10:50 a.m. A Hindu congregation that wants to build a temple and townhouses in Elgin is suing...