Breaking up is hard to do in some classes September 28th, 2009
To avoid classroom splits amid U46 cash woes, some teachers waive rights to aides
ELGIN — Academically gifted fifth- and sixth-graders at Creekside Elementary School in Elgin were recently in tears when they found out that they might be separated from longtime classmates.
Elgin launches push for census participation September 28th, 2009
Attention Elginites: The city wants you to stand up and be counted for the 2010 federal census.
Elgin to use federal money for 12 homes for the poor September 26th, 2009
In a market flooded with foreclosures, Elgin leaders hope energy-efficient furnaces and appliances, along with tankless water heaters, will tip the balance in their favor.
Wellness grant winners will be announced at Saturday walk September 26th, 2009
It’s only a mile, but Elgin leaders hope it can be a new start toward a lifetime of fitness and healthy living habits for some.
State, local unemployment trickles down in August September 26th, 2009
Bucking the national trend, the unemployment rate in Kane County and across Illinois declined in August.
Elgin updates plans to buy, rehab foreclosed homes September 26th, 2009
ELGIN — The Elgin City Council on Wednesday evening revisited fine-tuning plans to buy foreclosed homes with $2.1 million from the federal government’s Neighborhood Stabilization Program.
Historic district status on the decline? September 26th, 2009
ELGIN – The house at 155 S. Gifford St. is the former home of Increase Bosworth, one of the city’s early residents.
“It was lovely mansion,” said Bill Briska, Elgin historian and president of the city’s heritage commission. “But then it was turned into a slum, a boarding house with five units.”
New South Elgin digs for longtime Elgin camera shop September 26th, 2009
SOUTH ELGIN — Keith French is passionate about film.
In an era where cameras can be found on just about any cell phone, and people are taking more photos than ever on their digital cameras, he prefers the quality, clarity and archival benefits of pictures taken on photographic film and chemically printed on real photo paper.
Kane boosts focus on flu prep efforts September 26th, 2009
GENEVA — Kane County officials say the H1N1 influenza strain will come on top of the regular seasonal flu and that county residents should be prepared for the effects of both.
Study: Flu viruses can spark heart attacks September 22nd, 2009
LONDON — Heart patients who catch the flu may have more to worry about than just a fever or the sniffles: the virus could also spark a heart attack, new research shows.