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Carpentersville’s 2nd recreational pot dispensary to offer drive-thru

Carpentersville’s 2nd recreational pot dispensary to offer drive-thru

A cannabis dispensary that’s soon to open in a former Carpentersville restaurant on Randall Road will have a drive-thru lane.

 
Why Elgin wants to put a roundabout at Larkin Avenue and Airlite Street

Why Elgin wants to put a roundabout at Larkin Avenue and Airlite Street

Elgin plans to replace the intersection at Larkin Avenue and South Airlite Street with a roundabout to help traffic flow and eliminate the complicated traffic signals that can be difficult to use.

 
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Elgin Symphony Orchestra opens 77th season with Tchaikovsky, Copland and Stravinsky

Elgin Symphony Orchestra opens 77th season with Tchaikovsky, Copland and Stravinsky

The Elgin Symphony Orchestra's 77th season opens Oct. 10-11 with Copland's Four Dance Episodes from “Rodeo,” Stravinsky's Symphony in Three Movements, and Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 featuring pianist Drew Petersen.

 
Bicyclists and walkers to join in this year’s Elgin CROP Walk

Bicyclists and walkers to join in this year’s Elgin CROP Walk

This year’s Elgin CROP Walk returns on Sept. 27, starting from Gail Borden Public Library, with participants walking or biking the Fox River Trail to raise funds for global anti-poverty efforts, disaster relief, and refugee assistance through Church World Service.

 
Bluff City Cemetery Walk brings ‘Hometown Heroes’ to life

Bluff City Cemetery Walk brings ‘Hometown Heroes’ to life

Elgin History Museum’s 39th annual Bluff City Cemetery Walk on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 26-27, features actors portraying seven “hometown heroes” at their gravesites, including sculptor Trygve Rovelstad and physician Alban Mann.

 
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Golden Corridor YMCA closing its Taylor Y branch in Elgin

Golden Corridor YMCA closing its Taylor Y branch in Elgin

Golden Corridor Family YMCA has announced it will close the Taylor Family YMCA in Elgin on Oct. 1.

 
Elgin Fringe Fest marks 13th year with eclectic mix of local and touring acts

Elgin Fringe Fest marks 13th year with eclectic mix of local and touring acts

The Elgin Fringe Festival returns for its 13th year Wednesday through Sunday, Sept. 23-27, featuring over 80 performances including dance, theater, music, comedy, and magic acts at five downtown venues.

 
PHOTOS: The Week in Pictures photo gallery

PHOTOS: The Week in Pictures photo gallery

Daily Herald photographers bring you the best photo moments from the suburbs in the first half of September, 2026. ....

 
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Elgin firefighters rescue man who jumped into Fox River

Elgin firefighters rescue man who jumped into Fox River

Elgin firefighters rescued a man who jumped into the Fox River Saturday afternoon.

 
A city on guard: What the raids left behind after Operation Midway Blitz

A city on guard: What the raids left behind after Operation Midway Blitz

It has been a year this month since the Trump administration’s Operation Midway Blitz began. What it left behind can be measured in the number of neighborhood patrollers who are still making their daily rounds on constant lookout for the threat of federal agents. It can be measured in places still coming back to life, where people keep a wary eye from apartment balconies and from behind cracks in window curtains.

 

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