Elgin

Elgin took the brunt of Thursday night’s storms with power outages and snapped trees. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey reports on the town’s cleanup efforts.

Jordan Dean knows what it’s like to chase a big league dream. After being drafted in the 15th round by the Detroit Tigers in 2012, the Michigan-native spent eight seasons playing pro baseball. But after this past season with the Chicago Dogs, Dean decided he’d had enough. It was time to move on. “I was fortunate enough to have...

The owners of Liberty Tree Tavern in Elgin have decided to do the opposite of the many bars and restaurants across the country recommending or requiring patrons to wear masks as they reopen during the coronavirus pandemic.

A tavern in Elgin, Texas, has banned its customers from wearing face masks, despite the CDC recommending one to help slow the spread of COVID-19. A statement posted outside the Liberty Tree Tavern reads, “Due to our concern for our citizens, if they feel the need to wear a mask, then they should probably stay home until it’s safe.”

A juvenile faces charges Sunday in connection with a shooting that killed a 16-year-old from suburban Elgin. The minor was charged with the discharge of a firearm Saturday evening, according to the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office. The shooting happened at about 7:30 p.m. Saturday in a home near St. Charles and Villa Streets. The 16-year-old was pronounced dead...

A private school in suburban Elgin remained open for several days following a mandated statewide closure aimed at preventing the spread of the coronavirus. NBC 5’s Lisa Chavarria reports.

Northwest Baptist Academy in unincorporated Elgin remained open several days after Illinois. Gov. Pritzker issued an order closing all schools — both public and private — statewide. Last Thursday, the Kane County Sheriff’s Department found out the school was still holding classes for students in kindergarten through 12th grade, even though Pritzker directed all schools to shutdown starting Tuesday in…

Wedding blues come about for some suburban brides to be after a popular banquet hall in Elgin closes without warning. NBC 5’s Christian Farr reports.

A man was sentenced to 20 years in prison Thursday for breaking into an Elgin home and sexually assaulting a woman in 2018. Anthony G. Onofre pleaded guilty to felony counts of home invasion and criminal sexual assault, according to a statement from the Kane County state’s attorney’s office. Prosecutors said Onofore entered the apartment of a woman he did…

The story of how two Elgin police officers helped a young girl who they discovered was living alone and out of food while attending high school is sweeping social media. A video that was posted by the Elgin Police Department earlier this month has been watched more than 4.1 million times and shared by thousands. It recaps the story of…

The story of how two Elgin police officers helped a young girl who they discovered was living alone and out of food while attending high school is sweeping social media. (Credit: Elgin Police Department)

Crowds packed a suburban chapel, with lines out the door as people came to pay their respects to a veteran many had never met. Symonds-Madison Funeral Home in Elgin had put out a call for people to attend the services for Vietnam war veteran John James Murphy because his family couldn’t be found. But he was buried with another...

Crowds packed a suburban chapell, with lines out the door as people came to pay their respects to a veteran many had never met. NBC 5’s Kate Chappell has the details.

A funeral home had put out a call for people to attend the services for Vietnam war veteran John James Murphy because his family couldn’t be found. An expressway procession followed the funeral.

A suburban Chicago funeral home is asking people to attend the services for a veteran whose family hasn’t been found. Vietnam war veteran John James Murphy, 71, passed away on Dec. 18, an obituary reads on Symonds-Madison Funeral Home’s website. Murphy, who was born in Chicago but spent his later years in Elgin, was a jet engine mechanic in the…

John James Murphy, a Vietnam veteran, died last month at the age of 71, but authorities could not locate his family. In absence of family, the funeral home hosting Murphy’s services Wednesday is inviting the public to attend. Visitation begins at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Symonds-Madison Funeral Home, 305 Park St. The service follows at 11 a.m.

The Illinois High School Association is investigating claims that student fans at a high school girls basketball game west of Chicago subjected members of a visiting team to racist and body-shaming chants and slurs. Officials from Bishop McNamara Catholic School in Kankakee say the ugly behavior was on display Saturday during their varsity team’s game against St. Edward Catholic...

A 14-year-old girl was seriously wounded by stray gunfire Tuesday near a grade school in west suburban Elgin. NBC 5’s Kate Chappell has the latest.

A 14-year-old girl was seriously wounded by stray gunfire Tuesday near a grade school in west suburban Elgin. The shooting happened about 4 p.m. near the intersection of Washburn and Billings streets outside Lowrie Elementary School, Elgin police said in a statement. Someone in a vehicle began shooting toward other vehicles nearby, but struck the 14-year-old girl instead, police said….