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The station's platform and entrance were 'elaborately decorated' with coloured cloths and tartan patterns - despite the service being temporary and rarely ever used

The Courtyard at 40 project, an $11.3 million renovation of 40 DuPage Court, will bring 40 new apartments and a 4,500-square-foot ground floor commercial space to the corner of Spring Street and DuPage Court. A ceremonial groundbreaking was held last week.

Betty McKeown, 98, a lifelong resident of Elgin, likes to keep moving -- and she continues to rack up three miles a day on the indoor track at the Centre of Elgin.

Six years ago, we set out to answer that question and got inconclusive results. And while we’ve found new info, the mystery endures.

After years as a freelance writer and working other jobs, I believe the editors I never met were as effective as the bosses I knew.

From the column: "Oddly, after toiling elsewhere — whether digging ditches, driving a truck, or teaching English — I believe the editors I never met were as effective as the bosses I knew."

Elgin gives preliminary approval for downtown apartment plan   A developer is seeking more than $3 million from the city of Elgin to help redevelop the 40 DuPage Court building. Rick West | Staff Photographer   Posted1/28/2021 5:30 AM The Elgin City Council committee of the whole gave unanimous preliminary approval Wednesday for a plan to redevelop Elgins first steelframe building at 40 DuPage Court in to a mixed-use commercial and apartment property. The proposal, by Legend Par...