Get ready to “raise your flag” Saturday for Elgin Pride’s 4th annual parade and festival, which this year will be a block longer.

Nick Smith, owner of Old Republic Kitchen + Bar in Elgin, is transforming a former IHOP on Randall Road into a new restaurant.

A 1,700-square-foot addition to the Mockingbird Kitchen + Garden in downtown East Dundee was completed.

Wayside Cross Ministries’ plan to create transitional housing and to provide more space for PADS beds needs Elgin City Council OK.

Factionalized Bears leadership, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s last-minute interference and shifting public attitudes toward taxpayer stadium subsidies doomed a yearslong effort to keep the team in Illinois.

Roundup of small news items for the Elgin area.

The city’s food festivals include events devoted to specific foods like tacos and burgers or provide the chance to taste beers from dozens of local breweries.