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Pandemic-inspired unemployment fraud is way down in Elgin compared to last year at this time, but motor vehicle burglaries and trespassing cases are up, according to the latest crime stats.

Mayors from Itasca, Bartlett, Bensenville, Elgin, Hanover Park, Roselle, Schaumburg and Wood Dale held a joint meeting in Itasca on Tuesday to create the "Stop the CPKC Coalition" which opposes the proposed Canadian Pacific/Kansas City Southern merger to create a large railway.

Business was slow at Tuscan Market in Arlington Heights in January, so Tracy Lipari and her staff brainstormed a way to bring in some customers while also providing a bit of cheer: Theyre hosting a crawfish boil on Saturday, Feb. 26, for Fat Tuesday.

Commuters, parishioners, and others are invited to start their 2022 Lenten journey on Ash Wednesday by receiving ashes and a blessing from the Rev. Marion Phipps at St. Hugh of Lincoln Episcopal Church in Elgin.

Side Street Studio Arts and Ghostly Podcast are teaming up to present the first Dark Matters: Winter Tales podcast festival this Friday and Saturday. The event features dark-themed podcasts performed live with topics ranging from the paranormal to horror to true crime.

In 1962, Flying Tiger Line Flight 739 went missing with 93 U.S. Army soldiers, including 3 from Illinois, and 11 crew members on board. Wreaths Across America, which unveiled a memorial last year, will livestream a commemoration.

India is an ascending digital player in the emerging markets universe, but unlike China, there aren't many exchange traded funds dedicated to India.

A driver blamed for a 2018 crash that killed an Elgin woman was sentenced last week to 180 days in jail and four years of probation for actions a McHenry County judge called "selfish."

The Elgin chapter of the Izaak Walton League is hosting a presentation on the citys plowing and salt program on Tuesday, March 1.

Its easy to get your finances in shape with these KCT Credit Union financial wellness programs, offered in partnership with Gail Borden Public Library.