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Marcus E. Banner is one of nine candidates running for four, 4-year seats on the Elgin City Council in the April 4 consolidated election.

Nine inductees will be enshrined in the Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame during a celebration banquet on March 31 at Villa Olivia in Bartlett.

A 40-year-old man is identified as the victim in a shooting last week in Elgin.

As Elgin residents await the final, long-sought recommendations from the citys community task force on policing, the nine candidates running for city council have differing views on both the effectiveness of the task force and the role the council and residents should play when it comes to the police department.

A vocal crowd of about 150 people packed the Lords Park Elementary School library in Elgin Wednesday night for a community input meeting about the future of the Lords Park pool.

Elgin Community Colleges new manufacturing center got a boost in funding on Thursday, March 16, as Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi presented the college with $936,000 in federal funding for the mechatronics and automation program, one of several new programs to be housed in the $55 million facility planned for 2024.

Ecker Center for Behavioral Healths Crisis Stabilization Program will be opening its doors to the public beginning March 21.

The Nicor Gas Foundation has made a four-year $1 million commitment to United Way of Metro Chicago in support of the expansion of their Neighborhood Network Initiative, with a special focus on growing workforce development through these Networks.

St. Patricks Day returns in full force today, and suburban restaurants and bars are ready to celebrate with corned beef, green beer and loads of specials.

The Hoppin for Hanover Easter Egg Hunt will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 1, at the Hanover Township Izaak Walton Youth Center, 899 Jay St., Elgin.