A flood watch is in effect for several Illinois counties as well as northwest Indiana as storms are expected to continue through late Wednesday night, officials said.

Anyone can vote from among 11 options being considered for the Elgin High School Maroons’ new mascot.

A high school student playing the senior assassin game in West Dundee was charged with disorderly conduct after police received multiple 911 calls about him approaching a car in an after-school pickup line.

Carpentersville officials signed off on a $1.6 million contract with a Huntley company for a reconstruction project on Carpenter Boulevard, from Maple Avenue to Spring Street.

As Waymo and other driverless car companies push to expand into Illinois, Teamsters and other unions call pending legislation the start of “a major domino effect against the middle class.”

The Illinois State Board of Education plans to eliminate several measures from its school rating system, drawing scrutiny from education groups.

Roundup of small news items for the Elgin area.

Roundup of small news items for the Elgin area.