With the Fourth of July holiday on the horizon, Elgin police are ramping up their annual education and enforcement efforts to curb the use of illegal fireworks.
Day: June 20, 2024
Retired CPD officer fatally shot on West Side: police
A retired police officer was shot to death late Thursday morning on the city’s West Side, according to Chicago police. The 73-year-old man was shot about 11:30 a.m. in the 4300 block of West Monroe in the West Garfield Park neighborhood, police said. Additional details and the circumstances of the shooting were not available Thursday […]
Will County Board members question vote on Pride month resolution
Two Will County Board members questioned a resolution recognizing June as LGBTQIA+ Pride Month, though it passed by a 16-1 vote.
Aurora encourages residents to report illegal fireworks through city’s website
Officials said this week they are trying to get more people to lodge complaints through the city’s website, a way for the city to handle more complaints than going through the Aurora Police Department.
As more business take advantage of downtown Riverside Drive location, Elgin comes up with trash solution
The city of Elgin plans to build a “garbage corral” for Riverside Drive businesses that want to provide outdoor riverfront uses without dumpsters ruining the view.
Lake in the Hills parents ‘so grateful’ for son’s indie film release in theaters Friday
The film “For Prophet,” a faith-based dramedy shot in Elgin by filmmaker Mark Stewart Iverson, opens in theaters Friday.
Editorial: Someone needs to correct the papal prayerbook. ‘Good Humor Prayer’ gets comically misattributed.
Meeting with comedians in Rome, Pope Francis urged them to look up Thomas More’s Prayer for Good Humor. Wait, that Thomas More?
Authorities identify girls killed in Antioch-area jet ski crash
The coroner’s office said 16-year-old Sarina Vootkur of Lake Forest, California, and 13-year-old Elle Kim of Long Grove died from blunt force injuries when the jet ski they were riding collided with a cabin cruiser on Lake Marie near Antioch.
Coroner IDs teen girls killed in personal watercraft crash on Chain O’ Lakes
Two teens killed when the WaveRunner they were riding collided with a boat on Lake Marie near Antioch have been identified.
Gary YWCA unveils renovated pool to community
The YWCA of Northwest Indiana in Gary made a splash Wednesday as it marked the long-awaited reopening of its pool with an inaugural lap by member Lanail Berry and a red ribbon cutting.