🌱 Patch AM: Elgin Police Refute ICE Claims Of Rioters Throwing Rocks, Bottles

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In today's newsletter:

• Elgin police challenge ICE account of chaotic Maple Lane encounter
• How will Printpack’s Elgin factory shutdown affect 111 local workers?
• How a milestone night in Elgin powered Timothy Christian past St. Edward

Also on today's calendar: Guns! Accessories! and Ammo! Auction! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the boat dock say when it was arrested? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Snow and flurries, with a high of 9 and low of -6 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Sunday: Frigid; breezy in the morning, temps: high: 7, low: 2.
• Monday: Windy and not as cold, with a high of 26 and low of 13 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Elgin Police Refute ICE Claims Of Rioters Throwing Rocks, Bottles (patch.com) — Elgin residents are learning more about last weekend’s tense encounter between ICE agents and bystanders on Maple Lane, as Elgin police publicly dispute federal claims that rioters hurled rocks or bottles. After reviewing body-camera and social media video, local officials confirm agents used chemical irritants that led to on-scene treatment for seven people, and they’re asking anyone with information or footage from the Elgin incident to come forward.
   

• Factory fallout: Manufacturing layoffs from Revere Plastics, JEKT, Printpack, and more (plantservices.com) — Printpack will close its Elgin packaging factory and lay off 111 workers starting January 5, 2026, with operations winding down over six months. The closure is part of a broader wave of manufacturing job cuts nationally, but directly affects local employees and their families in Elgin.
   

• Marc Gamble joins 1,000-point club, Timothy Christian rolls past St. Edward in conference opener (shawlocal.com) — A strong defensive showing in Elgin helped Timothy Christian beat St. Edward 54-32 in their Chicagoland Christian Conference opener, with senior Marc Gamble surpassing 1,000 career points. St. Edward battled back after halftime but struggled offensively, as both first-year coaches framed the matchup as an early-season building block.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Elgin

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 13

• Guns! Accessories! and Ammo! Auction!
  Donley Auctions, 8512 S Union Rd, Union
  10:00 am
• Merry Moments at Algonquin Commons
  Algonquin Commons, 1900 S Randall Rd, Algonquin
  11:00 am

Friday December 19

• Free Holiday Gift Wrapping at Algonquin Commons
  Algonquin Commons, 1900 S Randall Rd, Algonquin
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Sunday December 14

• FALL SEASON SHOW
  Old Republic [Kitchen + Bar] , 155 S Randall Rd , Elgin
  11:00 am
• Dinosaur Explorer Exhibit
  Main Library -
  12:00 pm
• Santa’s Trolley Express
  Fox River Trolley Museum , 365 S La Fox St , South Elgin
  12:00 pm
• Teen Volunteer Hour
  Main Library - Meadows Community Room A
  1:00 pm
• Sunday Concerts at SEB
  Gail Borden Public Library District: South Elgin Branch , 127 S McLean Blvd , South Elgin
  2:00 pm
• Holiday Spectacular ~ Elgin Symphony Orchestra
  Elgin Calendar Elgin, IL 60120-5570
  2:30 pm
• "Love Like You Mean It" Group
  1800 Bowes Rd , Elgin
  2:40 pm
• Teen Volunteer Hour
  Main Library - Meadows Community Room A
  3:00 pm

Tuesday December 16

• Take a Bough Creative Morning
  Oak Crest Residence & Atrium Apartments , 204 S State St , Elgin
  10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• We just brought a dog into our garage that was wandering in our yard.
  All black, no collar. We’re near intersection of Hopps and Nolan in Elgin. (Nextdoor Hopps)

• Eaton County Health & Rehabilitation Services posted a job opening for Housekeeping and Laundry Technician in Elgin. Apply here.
• Mantrose Group posted a job opening for Quality Assurance Supervisor in Elgin. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Elgin here.

🗞 Nearby News

St. Charles

• Verlo Mattress in St. Charles and Yorkville Offers In-Home Mattress Comfort Adjustments (shawlocal.com)
• Kane County Chronicle Athlete of the Week: St. Charles North's Lelanie Posada, girls basketball, junior (shawlocal.com)
• Kane County Forest Preserve District plans Polar-Palooza in St. Charles (chicagotribune.com)

Algonquin

• Randall Road Intersection Reopens For Holiday Roadwork Break (patch.com)

Geneva

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I demand a jury of my piers.
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