South Elgin News

Anderson Animal Shelter, 1000 S. LaFox St. , will microchip dogs and cats for at the shelter from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, by appointment only.

St. Charles North beat South Elgin 28-16 in the first round of the Class 7A playoffs Saturday at Streamwood High School.

Two more candidates have filed in the hopes of unseating incumbent Congressman Bill Foster, D-Batavia as the race for the 14th Congressional District heats up.

Back in the 1920s and '30s, an electric trolley ran from Elgin to Aurora and back again.

A teenage runaway is accused of bolting from police Sunday with a backpack full of drugs after stealing more than $400 in merchandise from the South Elgin Best Buy, police said.

School District U46 parents have mixed reactions about state standardized tests.

Don't ban pit bulls, but consider other options. That was the message that Michelle Groeper, director of operations for Anderson Animal Shelter, delivered to the Elgin City Council Wednesday night during the public comment portion of the council's meeting.

Perseverance is something David McFadden of Bartlett said he learned from his dad.

A South Elgin man was found guilty and sentenced to five years in prison Monday for shooting a gun at a man in Bartlett in 2008.

Paul Groth estimates that at least $1.3 million worth of eyeglasses were at the South Elgin Lions Club on Sunday afternoon.

Kane County Sheriff Pat Perez officially announced his re-election bid Friday, saying that his department's budget problems were not because of management.

Fox River Trolley Museum: Halloween Hiawatha ghost story train," Oct. 24 and 25.

Nancy and Tim Blevons hope their new restaurant will stand out among all the eateries along Randall Road for a few reasons.

Retail theft charges: Jordan S. Christensen, 21, of 1720 River Road, South Elgin, and Zachary W. Gonzalez, 20, of 106 10th Ave., Bartlett, were arrested Tuesday on felony charges of retail theft.

The Whistler family includes Steven, 16, Jacob, 9, Nicholas, 3, baby Kayli, mom Kelly and dad Rob.

When Nancy and Tim Blevons opened their restaurant, Nanners Beef Burgers & Beyond, in South Elgin in May, they knew they new just whom they wanted as their chef -- their 24-year-old nephew, Eric Socash.

An Illinois doctor who works with foster children is being honored by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

They've got the super scary. They've got the sugary sweet. And they've got everything in between.

As a reporter and a skeptic, I don't have much faith in politicians and government.

The Ride-In-Kane Pace bus service has been expanded to include residents with disabilities.