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Battling a Blaze: Structure fire destroys home on Elgin Drive

Citizen Tribune 24 Feb 2026
A structure fire on Elgin Drive in eastern Hamblen County Sunday night caused the total loss of a home and displaced four residents ....
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Gov. JB Pritzker renews call to ban cellphones in schools across Illinois after effort fell ...

Chicago Tribune 24 Feb 2026
SPRINGFIELD — Just one year after the Illinois General Assembly failed to pass a school cellphone ban, Gov ... “There’s real harm being done and it’s interfering with our ability to give children the most productive educational environment possible ... .
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Reflector 23 Feb 2026
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Poll shows Illinoisans oppose ICE near schools, school funding a critical issue

Chicago Tribune 23 Feb 2026
More than half of the 1,000 respondents worry about ICE arresting them, a child, another parent or school employees on school grounds — a fear that should not exist, IEA’s President Karl Goeke said ... 26 and Jan. 29 ... By basing it on U.S.
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Growing area near Columbia to get new location of famed convenience store chain

The State 23 Feb 2026
It has more U.S. locations than any other convenience store chain. Now a new one is coming to a growing area of the Midlands ... .
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Broadway star, Elgin native Courtney Reed to be inducted into Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame 27

Kankakee Daily Journal 22 Feb 2026
Elgin native Courtney Reed fell in love with theatre at 6-years old when she appeared as a mouse in a Children’s Theatre of Elgin production of “Cinderella.” ... Elgin native Courtney Reed will be inducted into the Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame in 2026.
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Broadway star, Elgin native Courtney Reed to be inducted into Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame March 27

Kankakee Daily Journal 22 Feb 2026
Elgin native Courtney Reed fell in love with theatre at 6 years old when she appeared as a mouse in a Children’s Theatre of Elgin production of “Cinderella.” ... Elgin native Courtney Reed will be inducted into the Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame in 2026.
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Illinois lawmakers push university funding overhaul amid regional enrollment drops and U. of I. opposition

Chicago Tribune 22 Feb 2026
The proposal, years in the making, stalled in the General Assembly last year ... JB Pritzker cautioned last week that a final agreement remains far from certain ... Kimberly Lightford of Maywood, the main Senate sponsor ... of I ... of I ... U. of I ... Democratic state Rep.
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Rev. Jesse Jackson was a ‘giant figure in the world,’ but he stayed rooted in Illinois

Chicago Tribune 21 Feb 2026
Courtney Carson did not want to go to the Decatur church that November day in 1999 when the Rev. Jesse Jackson came to town for a rally ... Carson’s mother insisted he be there; she had been one of the voices calling for Jackson’s help ... 18, 2026 ... The Rev ... .
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Bryan baseball team beats Elgin, Cameron Yoe to open Waco ISD tournament

The Bryan Eagle 20 Feb 2026
The Bryan baseball team beat Elgin 4-3 and Cameron Yoe 8-4 to open up the Waco ISD tournament on Thursday ....
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A popular pizza spot near Columbia has moved to a new location. Here’s where

The State 20 Feb 2026
The Midlands restaurant is known for pizza, burgers, sandwiches, calzones and more. Now it’s got a new location ... .
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Northridge's defense locks up Elgin in Division VI tournament opener

Newark Advocate 19 Feb 2026
Highlights from Northridge Vikings girls basketball OHSAA win vs Elgin. Ava Travis scored 29 points to lead Northridge to a 57-36 victory against Elgin in a Division VI tournament game on Feb ... 7 Elgin (16-7) in the Division VI opener.
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Congressman Krishnamoorthi Convenes Elgin Leaders Amid DHS, ICE, and CBP Abuses to Protect Families and Demand Accountability (Raja Krishnamoorthi)

Public Technologies 18 Feb 2026
ELGIN, IL - Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) convened a ... "Families in Elgin deserve protection, not intimidation from federal agents operating without transparency or accountability.
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Elgin Council hears update on city well

Oelwein Daily Register 18 Feb 2026
As part of his report Monday, Elgin City Superintendent Tom Martin informed the Elgin City Council he has corresponded with the Department of Natural Resources about the status of city well #4.
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In State of the State address, Gov. JB Pritzker pitches affordability and Illinois resilience to Trump

Chicago Tribune 18 Feb 2026
SPRINGFIELD — With an eye toward this election year and possibly the next, Democratic Gov ... He called Illinois the “canary in the coal mine” for the federal agents’ actions in Minneapolis, where two U.S. citizens were shot and killed ... .
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