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Elgin Courier News

Monday, November 17, 2025

Elgin expanding Nightmare on Chicago Street next year while End of the Summer Bash will go away

Nightmare on Chicago Street is expanding to two days, but the End of Summer Bash is ending as Elgin’s Cultural Arts and Special Events departments make some changes for next year’s festival season.

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Public gets a look at design for Elgin’s Kimball Street Bridge replacement project at information meeting

The new Kimball Street bridge won’t be fancy. It’ll be a simple, traditional design with numerous improvements that’ll make motorists happy.

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Huntley couple had ‘inappropriate’ sexual contact with pet and filmed it, McHenry County officials say

A northwest suburban couple that allegedly engaged in “inappropriate sexual contact with a dog” and filmed it are facing felony charges.

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Relying on his experience, Landon Arnold goes to the air in rallying Burlington Central. ‘That kid is a stud.’

Landon Arnold throws for 171 yards and scores two TDs in Burlington Central’s 49-21 quarterfinal loss to Fenwick.

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IHSA state football playoffs: Complete quarterfinal scores for Class 8A to 1A

The quarterfinals of the IHSA state football playoffs are complete. The original field of 256 teams across eight classes is down to 32 after Saturday’s action.

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Football and local scores for the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County

High school and local college results and highlights from the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County.

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Thanksgiving 2025: 70 Chicago restaurants offering dine in or take out holiday meals

You’ll find traditional dishes and plenty of spins on the classics including vegan, Indian, Greek and Italian meals.

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Bird flu cases are on the rise again, including 2 million turkeys. Will that affect your Thanksgiving dinner?

Turkeys make up approximately 2% of the entire U.S. poultry inventory, but account for 24% of new cases in commercial and backyard flocks.

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