South Elgin offering spring and summer pickleball leagues
South Elgin Parks and Recreation Department’s six-week pickball leagues start this week at Sperry Park, with a second session set to start in July.
League play is scheduled for Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, with 4:45 p.m., 5:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. time slots, according to a social media post. Each game will have a 45-minute time limit.
The Tuesday and Thursday leagues started this week, with a second session starting in July 10 and July 12 respectively. The Saturday leagues begin May 24 and July 12.
South Elgin residents pay $50 and nonresidents’ cost is $65. Players must bring their own paddles.
To sign up, go to www.southelgin.com/registration.
Graduation ceremonies for School District U-46 high schools will be held Saturday at the NOW Arena in Hoffman Estates. (Mike Danahey/The Courier-News)
U-46 high school graduations set for Saturday at NOW Arena
School District U-46 high school graduation ceremonies will be held Saturday, May 24, at the NOW Arena in Hoffman Estates.
Elgin High School will start off the day of ceremonies at 8 a.m. followed by Bartlett at 11 a.m., Larkin at 2 p.m., Streamwood at 5 p.m. and South Elgin at 8 p.m.
New this year, all guests ages 2 and older will be required to have a ticket to enter a ceremony, according to the U-46 website. Each graduating student will receive 10 tickets.
Graduates, families and guests should arrive 45 minutes prior to the ceremony start time. To reduce parking and traffic problems, students and families are asked to ride together so there are fewer vehicles.
For more information, go to www.u-46.org/Page/20657.
The Festival Park splash pad in downtown Elgin opened for use on May 17. Other splash pads and swimming pools will follow suit on May 24 and 31. (Courier-News file photo)
Elgin public splash pads now open, pools open Saturday
The Festival Park splash pad in downtown Elgin has opened for the summer, and other area splash pads and pools will be doing the same this Saturday and next.
Venues opening Saturday, May 24, include:
- Dolphin Cove Family Aquatic Center, 300 Kennedy Drive, Carpentersville. Regular hours are 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday, 12:30 to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Memorial Day hours Monday, May 26, are 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. For more information, go to www.dtpd.org/dolphin-cove-family-aquatic-center.
- Huffman Park splash pad, 811 Tartans Drive, West Dundee. Hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. For more information, go to www.dtpd.org/splash-pad-at-huffman-park.
- Panton Mill Park splash pad, 9 N. Water St., South Elgin. Hours are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday through Sunday. For more information, go to www.flipsnack.com/southelgin/south-elgin-program-events-guide-summer-2025/full-view.html.
Venues opening on Saturday, May 31, are:
- Lords Park Family Aquatic Center, 325 Hiawatha Drive, Elgin. Regular open swim hours are noon to 6 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and noon to 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. For more information, go to elginil.gov/220/Lords-Park-Family-Aquatic-Center.
- Wing Park Family Aquatic Center, 1030 Wing St. Elgin. Regular open swim hours are noon to 6 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and noon to 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. For more information, go to elginil.gov/219/Wing-Park-Family-Aquatic-Center.
