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Sunday picks: White Ghost Shivers jams in Elgin
Feb 5, 2012By Scott Morgan and Laura Stewart Get ready for a jazzy jam when the Texas-based White Ghost Shivers play tunes from the 1920s and '30s this weekend at the Elgin Community College's SecondSpace Theatre, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin. $20-$25.Leave a comment
Waukegan black man grew up believing he was white
Feb 5, 2012He shares a smile here with the crowd at Elgin Community College as he performs his one-man play “Incognito.” During his one-man play about that discovery, Fosberg unveils this photograph of his white mom and black father in their tenement in the black ...Leave a comment
Mayors clamor for revival of western access to O'Hare
Feb 5, 2012But today, the only guarantee communities along the western edge of O'Hare have is that there will be an extension of the Elgin-O'Hare Expressway and a western bypass around the airport — and that they must help raise $300 million of the project's $3.4 ...Leave a comment
Waukegan black man grew up believing he was white
Feb 5, 2012He performed last week in Elgin and at Oakton Community College in Des Plaines. He is on the road for 70 shows a year, performing for the FBI, NASA, colleges, businesses, not-for-profits and any groups grappling with race and diversity.Leave a comment
Elgin library showcases black history at festival
Feb 4, 2012By Elena Ferrarin Gail Borden Public Library patron Diana Carson had barely started to check out the annual Black History Family Festival on Saturday in Elgin when she learned something new. “I read about the Buffalo Soldiers; I didn't know about them ...Leave a comment
Elgin man faces multiple drug charges
Feb 4, 2012By Daily Herald report A 29-year-old Elgin man is facing multiple drug charges stemming from a drug deal where he sold heroin to an undercover officer Wednesday, authorities said. Barry Burns is accused of selling less than a gram of heroin to an ...Leave a comment
Family: 'Willy Wonka Jr.'
Feb 4, 2012Elgin Public Museum: The traveling exhibit, Tattoo: An American Evolution will be unveiled at 2 pm Feb. 4. Lucas Clifford, owner of Top Notch Tattoos, will discuss the art of giving tattoos. Hours are 12 to 4 pm Sundays. Admission is $2 for adults and ...Leave a comment
Culture: 'Gypsy'
Feb 4, 20124 at Blackhawk Park in South Elgin. Adults and kids will compete in separate divisions. At Blackhawk Pond, 1479 Blackhawk Circle, South Elgin. Call (847) 622-0003 or visit Southelgin.com. Dancing with the Geneva Stars: Hors d'oeuvres, dessert and a ...Leave a comment
Schools fear Quinn idea to shift pension costs
Feb 4, 2012For us, we're living paycheck to paycheck,” said Tony Sanders, chief of staff for Elgin School District U-46, the state's largest district outside Chicago. Sanders said the state owes it $12 million for this school year. “There is no magic pool of ...Leave a comment
IHSA cheerleading finals are set
Feb 3, 2012How the rest of the suburban field finished: Niles North, 11; Elk Grove, 12; Bolingbrook, 13; Palatine, 15; South Elgin, 16; Streamwood, 18; Libertyville, 19; Batavia, 20; Bartlett, 21; St. Charles North, 25. The finals are being held in the US ...Leave a comment
Friday's girls basketball roundup
Feb 3, 2012Streamwood 59, Elgin 36: Hannah McGlone (16 points) and Deja Moore (12 points) teamed up to knock off Elgin. Yorkville 45, Kaneland 42: Alicyn Hester was instrumental in the hotly contested game, leading Yorkville (16-6, 5-4 Northern Illinois Big 12 ...Leave a comment
Madelyn is Facebook's pick for Crystal Lake baby
Feb 3, 2012“I liked McKenna, but after having her and having her in my arms, I decided she's a Madelyn,” said Lindsey, who manages a physician's office in Elgin. “McKenna would not have been right; it's spunkier. She's a real laid-back baby.Leave a comment
Big-top fun awaits at 'Circus Zirkus' exhibit
Feb 3, 20123 at the DuSable Museum of African History, 740 E. 56th Place (tickets, $15-$25), as well as free lecture-demonstrations at 11 am and 7 pm Feb. 6 at Elgin Community College, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin. Call (773) 281-1825 or visit chicagotap.org.Leave a comment
Phil English on wrestling blog | A look at the area's top wrestlers
Feb 3, 2012170: Ricky Robertson, Sandburg; Cameron Thomson, Barrington; Jake Residori, Minooka; Connor Swier, Neuqua Valley; Alex Benoit, Marist; Cody Pych, South Elgin; Joey Ariola, Oak Park. 182: Sam Brooks, Oak Park; Jack Dechow, Richmond-Burton; Ethan Benoit, ...Leave a comment
Some Ill. school districts fear financial ruin if Quinn, lawmakers shift ...
Feb 3, 2012For us, we're living paycheck to paycheck," said Tony Sanders, chief of staff for Elgin School District U-46, the state's largest district outside Chicago. Sanders said the state owes it $12 million for this school year. "There is no magic pool of ...Leave a comment
Eagles return to Elgin, giving library patrons an up-close view
Feb 3, 2012Eagles are back in the northwest suburbs, soaring above the library in Elgin, apparently looking for fish in the Fox River. Early in 2011, a pair of bald eagles were spotted behind the Gail Borden Public Library along the river in downtown Elgin.Leave a comment
Schools fear Quinn idea to shift pension costs
Feb 3, 2012For us, we're living paycheck to paycheck," said Tony Sanders, chief of staff for Elgin School District U-46, the state's largest district outside Chicago. Sanders said the state owes it $12 million for this school year. "There is no magic pool of ...Leave a comment
Niles Community Calendar for Feb. 9, 2012
Feb 3, 2012SWANCC and the participating communities have partnered with Elgin Recycling Inc. to recycle the lights and cords. The strands are separated and baled and sent to be chopped or shredded and sold as a commodity to foundries and mills in the United ...Leave a comment



















