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One of the larger housing developments in Elgins recent history will break ground this fall after 20 years of planning. Once complete, the project, nearly 20 years in the making, will expand the citys west side with more than 3,000 single-family homes and apartments.

The first quake happened just after 1:30 a.m. Sunday

The Seigle Foundation recently announced the award of $193,000 in grants to the eight local organizations.

Continuing the year-long celebration of its 135th anniversary, the Elgin Womans Club will hold a free informal reception on Saturday, July 23.

What do you know about midwives? Maybe youve heard they only assist with natural homebirths. Or maybe youve heard they exclusively work with pregnant women.

The award-winning Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra is bringing a night full of movie music and magic to the Arcada Theater in downtown St. Charles.

Suburban municipalities are weathering the extraordinary rise in fuel prices in a variety of ways that include anticipation, adjustment, strategic bulk purchasing and sometimes just good luck.

Plan out a full slate of fun this weekend -- from Swedish Days to Wauconda Fest to Taste of Highland Park and more.

About a dozen taste-testers gathered Thursday at Kubo Sushi in Elgin, where the owner minced copi into an Asian-inspired slider and plans to create other meals with it. Copi is the new moniker for the maligned Asian carp, an invasive species that has been overwhelming waterways in the Midwest.

So many suburban festivals and so little time. Plan out a full slate of fun this weekend -- from Swedish Days to Naperville Fine Art Fair to Wauconda Fest to Taste of Highland Park to Palatine Jaycees Hometown Fest to Arlington Heights Frontier Days and more.