Chasing away hunger in Elgin

ELGIN — A cheer went up Wednesday afternoon at Chase Card Services. “We got another box, guys! We got another box! Whoo hoo!” cheered Linda Burns of Elgin, a team manager at the card services center. “Whoo hoo” is how it felt to fill those …Read More

• Unclaimed cremains in Kane County to be buried

  The remaining 40 unclaimed cremains in storage at the Kane County Coroner’s Office will find their final resting place. A non-denominational service and internment is planned Thursday and is designed to bring closure and a dignified burial for the unclaimed cremains, some decades old which …Read More

• C’ville molester draws 30-year sentence

  

  ST. CHARLES TWP. — A Carpentersville man has been sentenced to prison after he pleaded guilty to having sexual contact with a child he knew. Alfredo Vidigaray, 37, of the 100 block of San Juan Road, Carpentersville, agreed on Wednesday to a sentence of 30 …Read More

• ‘Mel’ Runzel honored with Hanover Twp. senior park

  

  BARTLETT — Mary Ellen “Mel” Runzel once told Bill Tiknis, former Hanover Township supervisor and former mayor of Bartlett, a story about dancing on tables as a youth. That energy, in addition to a passion for Hanover Township youth and senior residents, provided just some …Read More
• Elgin Woman’s Club members July 4 parade marshals

• Elgin school helps C’ville woman overcome challenges to new career

  

  ELGIN — When Kelly Yarrington lost her job in retail management to downsizing, she decided like many people to go back to school. Unlike many people, Yarrington made a detailed spreadsheet of all the schools in the area. She also faced a number of challenges: …Read More