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Elgin Courier News

Wednesday, December 24, 2025

Kane state’s attorney confirms she’s investigating Elgin ICE complaints

Kane County prosecutors are investigating complaints against ICE agents resulting from a Dec. 6 operation in Elgin.

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What to know about immigration enforcement raids in Chicago

As the Trump administration’s mass deportation raids continue, their impact has stretched across the Chicago region. Here’s what to know.

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Boys & Girls Clubs aiming for August opening of new center in Carpentersville

Work has started on the transfomation of an old Carpentersville middle school into the Boys & Girls Clubs’ Woodlands Impact Center.

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Christmas party brings joy to Marklund residents in Elgin

Volunteers assisted residents at Marklund Wasmond Center in Elgin as they opened Christmas presents Saturday at a holiday party.

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Elgin News Digest: Tickets on sale for Elgin’s 41st annual MLK prayer breakfast; winter planting session at Hawthorne Hill Nature Center

Roundup of small news items for the Elgin area.

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New Year’s Eve 2025: Our 20 from ‘Rockin’ downtown fireworks to the concerts and dance parties

Chance the Rapper heads up the hometown “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve,” Metro and Salt Shed hold music parties and the New Philharmonic plans its annual celebration.

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Ken Shepro gets to work as Kane County’s local historian: ‘Kane County is just an unusual county’

Shepro, a longtime resident of the county, will be responsible for researching and documenting Kane County history.

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Elgin’s Gail Borden Public Library produces book commemorating its 150th anniversary

Just in time for the holidays, Gail Borden Public Library in Elgin is selling a limited edition book for its 150th anniversary.

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