18 months after a microburst ripped off almost half of its roof, repair work at First United Methodist Church of Elgin is complete.

The Kane County Health Department continues to work to distribute medication that reverses overdoses, among other efforts.

School District U-46’s proposed $1.03B budget for 2026-27 includes a $208.6 million deficit to be covered by using fund balances.

The Dundee Township Park Board has fine-tuned its list of qualifications in the search for a new executive director.

Roundup of small news items for the Elgin area.

President Trump blasted several Supreme Court justices over the ruling, which prevented the U.S. Postal Service from enforcing new mail-in voting rules requiring states to submit lists of eligible mail-in voters and use standardized, trackable ballot envelopes for delivering ballots.

Bring an appetite and prepare to shout “Prost!” — the German word for cheers — when you head to one of these Oktoberfest celebrations.

Homewood-Flossmoor cracks the top 10 after beating Sandburg, while Bolingbrook, St. Ignatius and Wheaton North enter the rankings.