Eugene Dobberfuhl is leaving his mark on his hometown with the gaga ball pit he helped build at Jim Hansen Park in South Elgin.

Elgin has received a second $400,000 state grant for its Unsheltered Pilot Project to house homeless people at the Lexington Inn.

Crowds fanned out across the Chicago area over the weekend through stormy weather to celebrate the Fourth of July, marking 250 years of American independence with colorful parades, beach days and backyard barbecues.

A man convicted of fatally shooting one man and injuring another in a road rage incident in Elgin received 96 years in prison.

The state’s oldest nine-hole municipal golf course at Wing Park in Elgin is now home to the city’s newest bar and food truck.

Roundup of small news items for the Elgin area.

Animal welfare advocates say these highly intelligent and social species suffer when transported continuously between performances.

Chase Briscoe, who grew up in Mitchell, Indiana, turns NASCAR’S return to Joliet for first time since 2019 into Midwest triumph.