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Folk artist Eric Dowdle will be unveiling an Elgin cityscape artwork and a puzzle being sold locally of the same design at an event being held Saturday at DuPage Court in downtown Elgin. (City of Elgin)

Elgin News Digest: Elgin to unveil new city puzzle, art; D300 Food Pantry seeks donations of four items

By Mike Danahey

June 23, 2026 at 2:57 p.m.

Roundup of small news items for the Elgin area.

More names added to Porter County school board races

By Post-Tribune

June 23, 2026 at 2:37 p.m.

A list of Porter County school board candidates was incomplete in Monday’s story.

Carpentersville Mayor John Skillman was one of five speakers Tuesday at the Northern Illinois Chamber of Commerce's Mayors' Breakfast held at The BRIX on the Fox in Carpentersville. (Gloria Casas/The Courier-News)

Five Dundee-area mayors speak about what’s coming this year

By Gloria Casas

June 23, 2026 at 2:31 p.m.

New subdivisions and a blank slate Spring Hill Mall site are the future for Carpentersville,...

Naperville Central’s Grant Umbright, ‘just amazing,’ is the 2026 Naperville Sun Baseball Player of the Year

By Matt Le Cren

June 23, 2026 at 6:16 a.m.

Grant Umbright guided Naperville Central to its third state trophy as he went 9-1 with...

David Sapadin, left, and Greg Lindquist, both members of the DuPage Amateur Radio Club, handle a shift during last year’s field day at Wilder Park in Elmhurst. This year’s field day is June 27-28 at Wilder Park. (DuPage Amateur Radio Club)

In a record-breaking tornado season, DuPage radio experts showcase how they can help

By Melinda Moore

June 23, 2026 at 5:03 a.m.

The DuPage Amateur Radio Club will take over a section of Wilder Park in Elmhurst...

Austin Escue, executive chef of Sorella by Giada. speaks to members of a tour at the new Hollywood Casino in Aurora on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. The casino opens to the public on Wednesday evening, June 24.(Troy Stolt/For The Beacon-News)

New Hollywood Casino Aurora ready to open to the public Wednesday

By Molly Morrow

June 23, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

After the city’s old downtown riverboat casino closed earlier this month, the new location is...

Lake Bluff, Lake Forest officials preparing for new state laws for e-bikes, scooters, etc.

By Daniel I. Dorfman

June 22, 2026 at 6:19 p.m.

Both Lake Forest and Lake Bluff are preparing for new state regulations governing the use...

SUV involved in fatal NYC accident traced to Mundelein shop

By Clifford Ward

June 22, 2026 at 5:34 p.m.

Gregory Ventura, 35, of Brooklyn, turned himself in on charges that he struck and killed...

The remains of Cheryl Lynn Edwards, a homicide victim, were recently identified, more than 50 years after her death, by the Clinton County sheriff's office. (Clinton County sheriff's office)

Pregnant Waukegan teen identified 50 years after being killed: ‘DNA technology provided a new opportunity to reexamine the evidence’

By Steve Sadin

June 23, 2026 at 3:14 p.m.

Edwards died of a gunshot wound to the head, according to a story in Tuesday's...

Annette Dezelen of Lake Forest admires the creations of Milwaukee-based artist Christine Plicha, whose art has evolved into a practice that includes digitally scanning her original nature-based oil paintings onto fabric to create silk scarves and garden flags. (Gina Grillo/ for the Pioneer Press)

Lake Bluff’s 26-year tradition, Artists on the Bluff Summer Arts Festival showed artists vision

By Gina Grillo

June 22, 2026 at 5:15 p.m.

Matt and Katie Frekko of Lake Forest attended Artists on the Bluff Saturday and say...

Buttons, a chest sash and correspondence from early women leaders of Lake County are showcased this month in the exhibit “A Right Worth Fighting For: The History of the League of Women Voters of the Calumet Area” at Gary Public Library through June 28. (Philip Potempa/for the Post-Tribune)

Women’s suffrage exhibit in Gary headed to Crown Point and Merrillville

By Philip Potempa

June 22, 2026 at 4:12 p.m.

Two exhibits celebrating the history of women’s suffrage in Indiana continue through June 28 at...

Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales speaks during a public meeting regarding election scheduling and voting centers at Munster Town Hall on Oct. 8, 2025. (Michael Gard/for the Post-Tribune)

Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales knocked off ballot at GOP convention

By Alexandra Kukulka

June 22, 2026 at 3:59 p.m.

Indiana's race for Secretary of State became more competitive over the weekend as Republican delegates...

State Sen. Linda Holmes, D-Aurora, speaks at a press conference at the St. Charles Police Department in 2025. On Monday, June 22, 2026, Holmes said she will retire from the Illinois Senate at the end of her current term. (Molly Morrow/The Beacon-News)

State Sen. Linda Holmes, an Aurora Democrat, to retire at the end of current term after 20 years

By Molly Morrow

June 22, 2026 at 3:52 p.m.

Holmes cited her ongoing battle with Multiple Sclerosis as the reason she plans to retire...