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Chicago Tribune
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Elgin News Digest: Elgin police holding program on home security cameras; ‘Drive to Beat Hunger' golf outing to benefit food pantry
Detectives from the Elgin Police Department will present a program on 'Security Through Surveillance' from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 3, at the Gail Borden Public Library in downtown Elgin. Information on how to effectively use surveillance cameras to prevent and solve crimes, covering such topics as camera selection and placement, data storage options and how the police department can assist. The session also will review how businesses and homeowners can use already in-place camera systems to partner with police for solving crimes. To register for the free program, go to The library is located at 270 N. Grove Ave. D300 Food Pantry will hold its third annual 'Drive to Beat Hunger' golf outing fundraiser at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 4, at the Randall Oaks Golf Club, 4101 Binnie Road, West Dundee. Golfers will receive driving range access,18 holes of golf with a cart and a box lunch followed by an after party, according to the food pantry's website. Tickets are $125. Those who don't want to golf can attend the after party, which will feature appetizers, a cash bar and raffles. Tickets are $30. For tickets and more information, go to The opening reception for the 'Erasing Borders/Borrando Fronteras' art exhibition will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, June 6, at the Nancy Kimball Cobblestone House, 302 W. Chicago St., Elgin. Artwork on display was created in support of the Hispanic Heritage Project, an Elgin History Museum initiative to preserve and share the stories of Elgin-area Hispanic families. It includes a feature-length video documentary and traveling exhibit, according to the museum's website. Artists will be at the reception to talk about their work, and light refreshments will be served. Admission is free and donations accepted. For more information or to RSVP, go to The Open Door Health Center of Illinois's Elgin office is seeking volunteers to help at the city's LBGTQ+ Pride Parade and Festival from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 7, in downtown Elgin. Volunteers will walk in the parade and pass out candy along the route, according to a news release. Others can help set up and work at a festival booth to share information in Festival Park. No experience is necessary. Families, friend groups and individuals of all backgrounds can participate, and community service hours verified for students or anyone who needs them. The Open Door Health Clinic in Elgin is located at 1665 Larkin Ave. To volunteer for the parade and festival and to learn about other volunteer opportunities, call 630-503-5615 or go to
Chicago Tribune
23-05-2025
- General
- Chicago Tribune
Memorial Day events being held in the Elgin-area over holiday weekend
There are several Memorial Day ceremonies in and around the Elgin area this weekend: The village of Carpentersville will hold a wreath laying ceremony at 10 a.m. Monday, May 26 at Veterans Garden in Carpenter Park, 275 Maple Ave. For more information, call 847-426-3439. The James McCulla Jr. Memorial fireworks show is scheduled to take place at 8:45 p.m. Saturday, May 24, with displays shot off from the footbridge over the Fox River between East and West Dundee. For more information, email dundeestpats@ The Elgin Patriotic Memorial Association will be presenting four events on Memorial Day, Monday, May 26: For more information on the Elgin, go to Willow Lakes Estates subdivision off West River Road in Elgin will hold a ceremony at 11 a.m Saturday, May 24, in the lower level of its clubhouse. The ceremony will feature local dignitaries and a benediction from Elgin Police Department chaplain Al Keating. For more information, email rerussell1862@ VFW Post 2298 will unveil a new memorial at a ceremony at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 24, outside its building at 117 S. 1st St. An invocation will be made by the Rev. John McNamara of St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church and the keynote address will be made by VFW state Cmdr. Maurice Bridges. For more information, call 847-428-9006.
Chicago Tribune
19-05-2025
- Chicago Tribune
Elgin News Digest: School District U-46 honors top graduates in class of 2025; Elgin police launch new initiative to help autistic drivers
The District U-46 School Board honored the academic accomplishments of the top 47 graduating seniors from the district's five high schools in a program held May 12 at South Elgin High School. Those recognized were: Bartlett High School: Kaitlyn Jenison, Krish Patel, Jingyuan Wen, Whalan Eid, Ryan Chien, Benjamin Emro, Audrey Martin, Zara Yasoob and Jack Conner. Elgin High School: Sebastian Siwiec, Jason Allen, Rishi Shah, Joshua Nato, Aaditya Sanghavi, Eric Nazario, Evangeline Comings, Brody Grosenbach, Liza Aygul and Jai Patel. Larkin High School: Lucy Akemann, Lara Amaro, Erany Fahmy, Addison Kuttnauer, Jenna Mack, Lydia Soto, Caitlin Sweeney and Samantha Winer. South Elgin High School: Carter Beucler, Anthony Cavallo, Anna Christopherson, Donald Doan, Ava Franch, Emmett Hanson, Mackenzie Klinger, Ethan Messer, Nishar Parekh, Ayush Patel, Dia Patel, Kamila Sangabriel and Kalia Verdino. Streamwood High School: Sophia Lortie, Danielle Althea Sotto, Sophie Saflarski, Salman Amir, Ream Basraoui, Leonor Nevarez and Claire Dresser. The Elgin Police Department, in partnership with The Autism Hero Project, is now participating in the nationwide Blue Envelope Program. The program 'is designed to support autistic drivers during traffic stops or other motor vehicle interactions, bridging communication gaps and ensuring safer, more respectful encounters with law enforcement,' according to a post on the police department's Facebook page. Blue Envelope kits are provided to drivers with autism and include the person's driver's license, vehicle registration, insurance card, communication method (verbal, nonverbal, etc.) and support contact information, the post said. Instructions are printed on the envelope for both the driver and the officer and can be presented at the time of a stop or police event, helping to reduce anxiety, prevent misunderstandings and to build trust. The kits are available at the front desk of the Elgin Police Department, 151 Douglas Ave. For more information, call 847-289-2700. Debra Miller will portray author Laura Ingalls Wilder in a show called 'All That I Have Told Is True' being presented at 1 p.m. Thursday, May 22, at the St. Charles Public Library, 1 S. Sixth Ave. Miller is a professional actress with more than 30 years of experience performing for live audiences, on television and in film, library officials said. For more information or to register for the program, go to or call 630-584-0076. The Elgin and Carpentersville police departments are taking part in the nationwide 'Click It or Ticket' campaign enforcing seat belt usage through the Memorial Day holiday weekend. The campaign will be conducted in the evening hours because Illinois crash data shows higher rates of traffic accident fatalities occur at night involving people not wearing seatbelts, a news release said. 'Seat belt use should be an automatic habit for everyone,' Carpentersville Police Chief Todd Shaver said in the release. 'Buckling up is the simplest way to reduce injury or save a life in a crash.' The 'Click It or Ticket' campaign is funded with federal highway safety funds administered by the Illinois Department of Transportation. For more information, go to
Chicago Tribune
17-05-2025
- Chicago Tribune
Elgin police remember the 10 Illinois law enforcement officers killed in line of duty in last year
Debbie Wiseman's brother, Iowa State Trooper Mark Toney, died in the line of duty in September 2011. As the years have passed, Wiseman worries his sacrifice will be forgotten. She wants to make sure that doesn't happen for her brother or any other officer killed while protecting the lives of others, she said during her keynote speech Thursday at the Elgin Police Department's 2025 Memorial Service, held at The Hemmens Cultural Center on National Peace Officers Memorial Day. 'He is never forgotten. Neither are the other fallen officers,' said Wiseman, who also spoke at last year's service. The memorial day was established by President John F. Kennedy in 1962. It always falls within National Police Week, which this year was May 11-17. During the ceremony, Elgin police recognized the 10 Illinois law enforcement officers who died in 2024. They were: There were 165 on-duty police deaths nationwide last year, Police Chief Ana Lalley said at the event. This year, 25 have been killed as of mid-May, she said. Wiseman's brother died 13 years ago. He was the youngest of four children from a military family. 'He always wanted to be a cop,' Wiseman said. With 24 years served, Toney was looking forward to retirement when he died in a car crash during a high-speed chase. Wiseman had talked to him right before his shift started, she said. After his death, Wiseman's family received a lot of support from other officers, she said. 'I lost a brother, but I gained an entire family,' she said. Wiseman is past president of the Illinois Chapter of Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.), an organization that assists families of fallen police officers and supports officers while on the job. Families know how difficult it is to be a police officer in these times, she said. 'We see you. We appreciate you,' Wiseman said. Police Chaplain Al Keating offered a prayer for Elgin officers and all police officers. The meaning of the memorial day is to 'honor the courageous who selflessly answered the call to protect and serve, often (giving) the ultimate cost of their own lives,' Keating said. 'Lord, we thank you for these remarkable individuals, for their unwavering commitment to justice, for their courage in the face of danger and for their willingness to place the safety of others above their own. 'Let their stories of bravery ignite passion within the hearts of those who continue to carry the torch of justice forward,' Keating said.
Chicago Tribune
02-05-2025
- Business
- Chicago Tribune
Elgin News Digest: Elgin Police Department begins Walk and Talk season Monday; first installment of Kane County property tax bill in the mail
Elgin Police Department begins Walk and Talk season Monday The Elgin Police Department will hold its first Walk and Talk event of the season from 1 to 2 p.m. Monday, May 5, starting at the corner of Cimarron Court and Chaparral Circle. Walk and Talks have been held annually for more than 10 years. Police officers go into different neighborhoods weekly in the warmer months to speak with residents and discuss neighborhood concerns. These walks are planned for this month: Tuesday, May 6, 1 to 2 p.m., starting at the Highland House Apartments, 717-721 Highland Ave.; Thursday, May 8, 1 to 2 p.m., starting on Pioneer Park Place in the Garden Crescent Apartment complex; Thursday, May 8, 8 to 9 p.m., starting at the intersection of Goodfield Landing and Gallant Fox Drive in the Highland Woods subdivision; Tuesday, May 13, 11 a.m. to noon, starting at the corner of Watch Court and Watch Street; Thursday, May 15, 1 to 2 p.m., starting in the 1300 to 1400 block of Creekside Court; Tuesday, May 27, 9 to 10 a.m., starting on Adams Street between Mosely and Gertrude streets. For more information, call 847-289-2700. First installment of Kane County property tax bill in the mail The first installment of the 2024 Kane County real estate tax bill will be in the mail this week and is due June 2, according to a news release from county Treasurer Chris Lauzen. Taxpayers can pay online at and doing so with an e-check is free, the release said. Payments can also be made by mailing a check to the Kane County Treasurer's Office using the payment coupon and envelopes provided with the tax bill or placing the payment coupon and check in the county's drive-up drop box behind Building A at the Kane County Government Center, 719 S. Batavia Ave., Geneva, the release said. In-person payments can be made at the county clerk's branch office at 5 E. Downer Place, Suite F, Aurora (only personal checks or money orders accepted), or at the Kane County Treasurer's Office in the Geneva government center during regular business hours. Many Kane County banks will accept on-time payments at their drive-up facilities, if accompanied with a payment coupon. The second installment of the bill is due Sept. 2. Kane County Fair Board awards 4-H scholarships to local students Samuel Haviland, of Elgin, and Autumn Kriegel, of Hampshire, have been awarded college scholarships by the Kane County Fair Board of Directors. Both high school students has been active members of a local 4-H Club and will receive $750 annually for four years, a news release said. Haviland is to graduate in May from Burlington Central High School. He is on the leadership team for Future Farmers of America; club treasurer for the A-Bit-More 4-H Club; secretary of the Kane County 4-H ambassadors; and a section leader in band and chorale. He plans to study agribusiness at Illinois State University, the release said. Kriegel, who graduates in May from Hampshire High School, is a member of the National Honor Society and an Illinois State Scholar. She has been awarded the National Rural and Small Town Recognition Award, and belongs to the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, serves as a student class council member, and is the captain of the girls basketball team. She wants to major in accounting at Iowa State University. Kane Forest Preserve District offering free wood chips Sunday The Forest Preserve District of Kane County is offering free wood chips to the public from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, May 4, at Burnidge Forest Preserve in Elgin and Big Rock Forest Preserve in Big Rock. Forest preserve district staff will be on hand to help load chips with a tractor at both sites, according to a news release. Using non-district machinery for loading is not permitted. Residents should bring their own shovels and containers, officials said. The public is welcome to take as many chips as they can haul away while supplies last. The chips are from hardwood trees removed throughout the county because of storm damage or clearing efforts. Burnidge Forest Preserve is at 14N035 Coombs Road in Elgin. Big Rock Forest Preserve is at 46W072 Jericho Road in Big Rock. Signs at both preserves will direct people to the wood chip pile location. For more information, call 630-232-5980 or go to Kane Specialty Courts Foundation fundraiser set for May 15 The third annual spring fundraiser to benefit the Kane County Specialty Courts Foundation will be held from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 15, at the Kane County Judicial Building, 37W777 Route 38 in St. Charles. Hosted by Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain and Undersheriff Amy Johnson, the event will include a silent auction, 50/50 raffle tickets to purchase and live music, organizers said. Appetizers, dinner and dessert prepared by Chef Porfirio and the Kane County Adult Justice Center's Inn Recovery student chefs will be served. All proceeds will go to the foundation, which provides incentives and support for participants in Kane County's Adult Drug Court, DUI Court, Veterans Court and Treatment Alternative Court. Tickets are $75 and available on Eventbrite. A 30% discount is offered with the purchase of two tickets.
