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Members of the Elgin Steelers Youth Football & Cheer board of directors gather onstage Tuesday to collect their Volunteer Extraordinaire award during the annual Elgin Image Awards at The Centre of Elgin. (Rick West/Daily Herald)

Elgin Image Awards honor people, groups making a positive impact

Individuals, businesses and organizations that have made a positive impact in the community were honored Tuesday during the annual Elgin Image Awards at The Centre of Elgin’s Heritage Ballroom.

Hersey's Jackson Travis, left, takes a handoff from quarterback Jake Nawrot during an MSL Conference football game in Mount Prospect on Friday, Oct. 16, 2026. (Joe Lewnard/Daily Herald)

Chicagoland high school football rankings: Get Mike McGraw’s Top 25 for opening round of playoffs

Mount Carmel and Hersey deliver statement wins before the opening round of the Illinois High School Association’s expanded playoffs.

A real estate developer wants to create a mixed-use complex to be called Cumberland Crossing at 414 E. Golf Road in Des Plaines. (City of Des Plaines)

New Cumberland Crossing plan gets preliminary OK from Des Plaines council

A four-story building with 226 apartments and ground-floor retail space has been proposed for vacant land in northwest Des Plaines.

Bartlett trustees have banned the sale of all kratom products and synthetic derivatives in the village, as well as nitrous oxide packaged for recreational use. (Mary Esch/AP)

Bartlett bans sale of kratom, synthetic drugs and nitrous oxide for recreational use

Bartlett trustees Tuesday unanimously banned the sale of kratom products, related synthetic drugs and recreational-use nitrous oxide in the village.

Devonte Amos, a 2017 graduate of Rolling Meadows High School now in his second season as the Mustangs head football coach, instructs his players at practice Monday. (John Starks/Daily Herald)

‘We have new life’: Rolling Meadows makes IHSA football playoffs as the final team selected

The Rolling Meadows High School football team is excited to be playing another week of football, in the state playoffs as the 384th and final team selected.

Palatine’s Eliaz Egbe steps up to the line of scrimmage during the Pirates’ game against Kenwood earlier this season at Lane Stadium in Chicago. (Joe Lewnard/Daily Herald)

Play on: College-bound stars Egbe, Evans hoping to extend Palatine’s season

The expanded IHSA playoffs gives Palatine stars Jayden Evans and Eliaz Egbe another chance to extend the season.

Cook, Cork & Fork, 34 W. Palatine Road, is expanding into a vacant space at 4 N. Bothwell St. (Steve Zalusky/Daily Herald)

Cook, Cork & Fork to expand into neighboring space in Palatine

Since Cook, Cork & Fork opened in downtown Palatine in 2015, it has operated as a cooking school and a wine bar. Now, the business at 34 W. Palatine Road plans to expand into an adjacent vacant tenant space.

Why North Central College is changing its name to North Central University Naperville

North Central College will change its name to North Central University Naperville in July, school officials announced Monday.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 

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