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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

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

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

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

Feb 2, 2012The father and son owners of Blackjack's Gentlemen's Club skimmed nearly $4 million they were paid by strippers at the Elgin club and used the business as a front to hide additional income from an illegal online bookmaking business, federal prosecutors ...Leave a comment

Feb 2, 2012The father and son operators of a strip club in Elgin have been hit with federal tax and gambling charges for allegedly failing to report more than $4 million in income and operating an illegal Internet gambling business. Dominic Buttitta of South ...Leave a comment

Feb 2, 201211 am and 12:45 pm Saturday at Symphony Center, 220 S. Michigan Ave.; $6-$57; 312-294-3000, cso.org Elgin Symphony Orchestra: Jose Luis Gomez is guest conductor for a largely Spanish-flavored program. 1:30 pm Friday, 8 pm Saturday and 3:30 pm Sunday at ...Leave a comment

Jan 31, 2012"I wish every winter were this strange," Elgin Public Works Superintendent Dan Rich said. The city used nearly 8000 tons of road salt last winter, he added. This year, Rich expects that total to be 3000 tons. Like many public workers who plowed snow in ...Leave a comment

Jan 31, 2012Supporters hope construction of a new fence for the lone bison that roams the Lords Park Zoo is the start of restoring the Elgin park to what it once was. Last week the City Council agreed to pay $52048 to replace a rusted chain-link and barbed-wire ...Leave a comment