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Elgin Courier News

Monday, July 6, 2026

South Elgin teen builds gaga ball pit as Eagle Scout project

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

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Elgin receives additional $400K in state funding for hotel homeless program

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

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Photos: Chicagoland celebrates America’s 250th birthday

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.

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Road rage shooting that killed Elgin man nets 96-year prison term

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

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Bar and food truck offer something new at historic Elgin golf course

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.

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Elgin News Digest: Carpentersville Rotary holding Blind Flights event; benefit concert July 12 for Anderson Humane

Roundup of small news items for the Elgin area.

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Law adds big cats, bears and primates to Illinois ban on traveling animal acts

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

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Indiana native Chase Briscoe wins NASCAR eero 400 at Chicagoland Speedway: ‘The most American I’ll ever feel’

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

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