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YWCA Elgin honors eight women at 42nd annual Leader Luncheon AwardsMay 15, 2026 11:12 pm - The 42nd annual YWCA Elgin Leader Luncheon Awards was held on May 13 at The Seville in Streamwood, with over 400 attendees celebrating the organization's 125th anniversary and honoring women leaders across eight categories plus a new youth leadership award.
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Baseball fans unite to fight hunger in Northern Illinois Food Bank’s Step Up to the Plate ChallengeMay 15, 2026 8:08 pm - The Northern Illinois Food Bank launches "Step Up to the Plate Challenge," a fundraising competition between Northside and Southside baseball fans running through May 17 during the Crosstown Classic series. Each dollar donated provides $8 worth of groceries for local families facing hunger across 13 counties.
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Elgin and Palatine police host Cop on a Rooftop fundraiser for Special OlympicsMay 15, 2026 5:34 pm - Elgin and Palatine police participated on Friday in the Cop on a Rooftop fundraiser for Special Olympics.
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Moeller to host post-legislative town hall session on June 11May 15, 2026 4:35 pm - State Rep. Anna Moeller will host a post-legislative session community town hall on Thursday, June 11 at the Gail Borden Public Library at 270 N. Grove Ave. in Elgin.
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Ascension Saint Alexius in Hoffman Estates earns top 5-star hospital ratingMay 15, 2026 2:57 pm - Ascension Illinois announced Friday that Ascension Saint Alexius in Hoffman Estates has earned a five-star overall hospital rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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A necessary ‘reset’: Suburban schools support pediatrics group’s new guidance on recessMay 15, 2026 12:44 pm - Updated recess guidelines from the Itasca-based American Academy of Pediatrics this week resonated with suburban school officials, who already embrace the break’s importance — some even for older children — in both principle and practice.
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Elgin man who caused 4-vehicle crash in Crystal Lake while fleeing Cary police pleads guiltyMay 15, 2026 11:34 am - An Elgin man was sentenced to five years in prison Wednesday after he pleaded guilty to failing to report a July crash he caused that injured another driver, and fleeing from Cary police in Crystal Lake.
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Thirsty? Elgin to purchase mobile hydration station to provide free water at eventsMay 15, 2026 10:43 am - Free, cold water will soon be on tap at many Elgin festivals and events.
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McHenry’s Rooted Ritual Apothecary offers handmade, refillable, sustainable productsMay 15, 2026 8:42 am - Carrie Ozog, born and raised in McHenry, spent nine years in Colorado building a business delivering frozen, organic and plant-based food to customers on the Western Slope. She came back to Illinois in 2024 to be closer to family, including her daughter, Saige Alexander. Ozog restarted her Colorado business, Mindful Roots, in McHenry, delivering foods to customers in McHenry, Lake and parts of Cook counties.
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‘It’s so pervasive’: Why Cook sheriff is cracking down on expressway shoulder driversMay 14, 2026 3:41 pm - Tired of seeing vehicles zoom past you on the shoulder while you’re stuck in traffic? Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart knows exactly how you feel. And now he’s doing something about those “dangerous morons.”
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