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A Carpentersville man is facing first-degree murder charges in connection with a deadly apartment shooting last month in Elgin.

The Elgin Breakfast Rotary Club is soliciting donations to aid in the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine.

The Friends of the Fox River is bringing back a Mothers Day tradition -- "Monitor with Your Mother."

When you think of police dogs, the standard image is the K-9, aggressively sniffing for drugs or chasing down a suspect. But law enforcement departments now are relying more on a different type of dog -- a warm and fuzzy alternative thats not part of a first response, but subsequent police work that requires a more sensitive approach.

A few of my friends and I informally have adopted an Afghan refugee family of eight who arrived in the Chicago area nearly six months ago. Heres what I learned when sitting down with them for an iftar meal during Ramadan.

The Salvation Army Elgin Corps will highlight its accomplishments locally and the organizations efforts in Ukraine during their first ever annual luncheon and civics awards May 18. Speakers will include officers from the Army who have been working on the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine and neighboring countries that have been flooded with refugees.

Elgin police are investigating an armed robbery Saturday night outside an ATM on the citys east side.

On Sunday, May 15, the Elgin Master Chorale will present the North American premiere of "The World Imagined," the result of a three-year collaboration with renowned choral composer Gabriel Jackson and EMCs own maestro, Andrew Lewis.

It is fitting that a new event at the Elgin Stampede will be named after longtime resident Ty Hallgarth.

For the next four months, the Gail Borden Public Library in Elgin will be home to the traveling "The Wizard of Oz" educational exhibit based on the classic 1939 movie.