Hanover Township s free Summer Concert Series will kick off on Thursday, June 15 at the Izaak Walton Reserve outdoor amphitheater (899 Jay Street, Elgin) with a performance by Caliente at 7 p.m.
Schools among Kane County had the 16th highest truancy rate of 19.8% during the 2021-2022 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.
Dustin Covarrubias, principal of Willard Elementary School in South Elgin, has received a Meritorious Service Award in the Illinois State Board of Education s Those Who Excel program. He will be honored Monday by the U-46 board of education with an Accent on Achievement.
Last week, a racist message was found scrawled on one of the columns supporting the solar panel array at Amy Imai Elementary School, the latest in a string of vandalism incidents at local schools.