The Courier-News asked each of the candidates running for the Elgin City Council in the April 1, 2025, election to complete a biographical form and to answer questions about issues facing the city.

ELGIN, Ill. (WLS) -- With a large part of the roof gone, services for Elgin's First United Methodist Church were held online on Sunday. But that was not enough for dozens of the congregation's ...

A Friday-night storm strong enough to tear off part of the roof of First United Methodist Church in downtown Elgin will be evaluated as a possible tornado by the National Weather Service.

ELGIN, Ill. — A round of powerful storms late Friday night into early Saturday morning left behind a trail of damage in the west and northwest suburbs. Some of the heaviest damage could be seen ...

Severe winds from powerful overnight storms that blew through the Western and Northwest suburbs ripped off half the roof of the 101-year-old First United Methodist Church in Elgin. The historic ...

We need to work closely with our police department to find a solution to make people feel safer to go downtown Elgin. How would you describe the state of your community's finances? What should be ...

A bomb disposal unit has been dispatched to an Asda car park in Elgin after an old unexploded device was discovered on Wednesday. Emergency services were called to the retail park on Edgar Road at ...