Elgin Courier News - Lifestyle
Eleven inmates released by county despite immigration detainers have reoffended
Feb 9, 2012 Rather than being turned over to immigration authorities, 346 Cook County jail inmates have walked out of jail without delay after posting bond, serving their sentence or...
Sleepy Hollow, West Dundee still considering police merger
Feb 9, 2012 Sleepy Hollow is again considering a proposed merger of police services with West Dundee. Sleepy Hollow Village President Stephen Pickett said this week that members of b...
Bullied child: Smallest voice should sound the loudest
Feb 9, 2012 I wasn’t there, but reporter Erika Wurst painted a compelling picture of what went on earlier this week at the East Aurora School Board meeting. And I have to tell you,...
Victim’s father lashes out during sentencing for fatal DUI driver
Feb 9, 2012 ST. CHARLES TWP. — An outburst by a grief-stricken parent and an angry rebuke by a Kane County judge overshadowed Thursday’s re-sentencing hearing for a Wayne man con...
Draft study of Kane fair housing shows more awareness needed
Feb 9, 2012 An analysis of affordable housing in Aurora, Elgin and Kane County has found more awareness is needed of fair housing laws, and more outreach is needed on community housi...
Up to 6 inches of lake effect snow possible starting Friday afternoon
Feb 9, 2012 Miss winter? As many as six inches of snow could dump on Chicago and Northwest Indiana starting Friday, potentially turning the evening rush into a nightmare. A lake effe...
Kane sees high-end uses for old jail site
Feb 8, 2012 GENEVA — With the old Kane County Jail on Fabyan Parkway scheduled to be demolished, Kane County officials some potential uses in mind for the land, and will soon be se...
