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Maria Cervantes of Elgin said without the Salvation Army, her family wouldn’t have had a Christmas in December after she lost her husband the week of Thanksgiving. She spoke during Thursday’s Sal...

A new 25,000-square-foot facility will be equipped with seven new presses to manufacture control products, communication accessories for astronauts, first responders, military personnel and others.

The new injection molding machines, from LS Mtron, will help the Illinois-based company keep up with business growth.

Tom Roeser of Otto Engineering was awarded the William Booth award during the Salvation Armys annual Civic Awards luncheon Thursday.

Groundbreaking for the 130-unit Iron Flat luxury apartment complex, being built with a $10.9 million tax break from the village of Carpentersville, is set for the end of this month.

The Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestras invites the community to a night of musical delight on Saturday, April 29, at the Copper Fox in Geneva. It features live performances, a silent auction, and a mystery wine pull to support the future of music education in the community.

The Elgin Symphony Orchestra will present Tchaikovskys Symphony No. 4 on Saturday and Sunday, April 1-2. The concerts, featuring violinist Blake Pouliot, will be led by Alex Amsel, a finalist in the music director search.

Carpentersville trustees Tuesday approved hiring a now former fellow board member as the new village manager. John OSullivan was the longest-serving member of the current village board and was asked to take the $155,000-a-year village manager job after what was called disappointing interviews with three other candidates.

The Carpentersville Village Board may be losing a trustee but it’s gaining a new village manager with the pending appointment of John O’Sullivan.

Carpentersville trustees on Tuesday are expected to appoint fellow board member John OSullivan as the next village manager.