Cleaner at South Elgin school charged for threatening minors with knife
South Elgin police said a man working as a contracted cleaner at a District U-46 school was arrested and charged after he threatened minors with a knife Tuesday evening.
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South Elgin police said a man working as a contracted cleaner at a District U-46 school was arrested and charged after he threatened minors with a knife Tuesday evening.
Thousands of District U-46 students returned to class for their first day of school. For some, it was their last first day as three schools will be closed at the end of the academic year.
Washington and Lowrie Elementary, both located in Elgin, and Hanover Countryside Elementary in Streamwood will close after the school year.
A small plane made an emergency landing on an Elgin, Illinois golf course Wednesday evening.
A small plane made an emergency landing on an Elgin, Illinois golf course Wednesday evening.
The Fox River Trolley Museum offers a one-of-a-kind experience, a ride by the river enjoying a piece of history.
Several dozen people were in the home for a family gathering at the time.
The three victims were expected to survive the shooting.
South Elgin police said just before 2 a.m. on Saturday, officers responded to the area of Randall Road at Stearns Road for a report of a single-car crash involving a gray 2021 Kia Sorento.
A man from Elgin, Illinois is charged over a dozen counts of possessing and sharing child pornography, the Kane County State's Attorney said.
Rescue crews pulled the men to safety in a safe area of the river so they could be helped to shore.
Rescue crews pulled the men to safety in a safe area of the river so they could be helped to shore.
Torres died Friday, May 2, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, after a brief illness.
A statewide initiative in Illinois is focusing on making sure the interactions end positively.
Construction is officially starting on a new middle school in northwest suburban Elgin.
Construction is officially starting for a brand new middle school in northwest suburban Elgin, Illinois.
Parents previously questioned the plan to move people into the hotel, which is located right across the street from the Elgin Math and Science Academy.
The homeless population in Elgin was moved to the hotel in December 2024, after three separate fires at an encampment along the Fox River left about 40 people and their pets with nowhere to go.
Karen Schepers was seen for the last time on April 16, 1983, at a work party at a bar in Carpentersville. She was the last one to leave, witnesses told Elgin police at the time, and she was never seen again. She was only 23 years old at the time.
Karen Schepers was seen for the last time on April 16, 1983, at a work party at a bar in Carpentersville. Her car, which contained bones that have now been confirmed to be hers, was pulled from the Fox River in Elgin this week.
Karen Schepers was seen for the last time on April 16, 1983, at a work party at a bar in Carpentersville.
Elgin police said they learned car belonging to Karen Schepers, missing since 1983, was spotted years ago, but the Elgin Fire Department dive team thought it was an ATV. No further investigation was conducted at the time.
The brother Karen Schepers, whose car was pulled from the Fox River nearly 42 years after she disappeared, thanked community for their support as the family awaits a positive ID on remains found inside. Andrew Ramos reports.
The brother a woman whose car was pulled from the Fox River with skeletal remains inside nearly 42 years after she disappeared said they can wait a little longer for positive identification and full closure.
Schepers was last seen on April 16, 1983, when she left a bar in nearby Carpentersville after a party with her co-workers.
