Elgin Courier News - News Headlines
Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood set to retire
May 18, 2012 Kerry Wood, maybe the most beloved Cubs pitcher since Greg Maddux made his first exit from Chicago, has decided he will retire, but will do so after making one more appearance, pos...
Local forces send cops to protect NATO
May 18, 2012 ELGIN — About 50 Kane and McHenry county police officers trained in crowd and riot control have been mobilized to help keep things in order in Chicago during the NATO c...
COD, Glen Ellyn battling again
May 18, 2012 It couldn’t last. It looked like peace had broken out in the ongoing jurisdictional battle between Glen Ellyn and the College of DuPage, but with the college filing a m...
Power outage darkens downtown Elgin
May 18, 2012 ELGIN — Power was out to downtown Elgin for part of Thursday evening after either a transformer or power cable failed. The outage, which lasted about 40-45 minutes for ...
Where will school bus funding stop next?
May 18, 2012 ELGIN — Natalie Olsen’s daughter finally was at the age that the Elgin mom didn’t have to worry about getting her to and from school. The South Elgin High School st...
Judge denies motion to add, remove plaintiffs in U46 trial
May 18, 2012 CHICAGO — “I sort of have a very definite idea about where I’m going with this case,” Judge Robert W. Gettleman said Thursday. Gettleman is deciding the racial di...



















