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Hello Elgin! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • When could downtown Elgin’s storm-damaged Methodist sanctuary finally reopen?
  • Which Elgin schools are getting new principals next year?
  • Will anyone face charges from Elgin’s chaotic ICE standoff?

Also on today's calendar: Read to Rover for K - 8: South Elgin Branch and 5 more events.

Find out what's happening in Elginfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Today's riddle: How many sheep does it take to make a sweater? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

Find out what's happening in Elginfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

  • Saturday: Some brightening, with a high of 48 and low of 44 degrees.
  • Sunday: Breezy with periods of rain, temps: high: 59, low: 15. ⛄️ Brr!
  • Monday: Be advised for strong winds, with a high of 21 and low of 13 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Repair work progressing on Elgin's First United Methodist nine months after microburst strike (chicagotribune.com) — Nine months after a microburst tore open its sanctuary roof, First United Methodist Church in downtown Elgin is steadily rebuilding and hopes to be back in the sanctuary by Easter. In the meantime, worship has continued at temporary sites, while the church maintains soup kettles, shelters, and partnerships with local nonprofits, even as it faces a significant repair bill and new fundraising needs.
   

2. Elgin News Digest: South Elgin HS student wins ECC math contest; School District U-46 promotes three administrators (chicagotribune.com) — Elgin-area students and schools are in the spotlight, with a South Elgin High School dual-credit student winning Elgin Community College’s math integration contest and U-46 promoting three administrators. New principals are set for Legacy Middle School and Illinois Park Elementary in Elgin, while former Elgin city manager Sean Stegall has resigned from his later role in Cary, North Carolina amid controversy.
   

3. Kane state's attorney seeking more info before deciding on charges in ICE incident (chicagotribune.com) — Elgin residents are at the center of a high‑profile review of an ICE operation where protesters were pepper‑sprayed and 11 complaints were filed with local police. Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie Mosser has asked Elgin police for more investigation before deciding on possible aggravated battery or trespass charges, and is also drafting changes to Illinois’ TRUST Act to clarify how local officers can keep the peace during future ICE actions.
   

4. DHS detained these immigrants but now they are free again. How their cases are chipping away at the Trump administration's deportation plans (cnn.com) — An Elgin mother, Veronica Escobar, was suddenly detained in a Trump‑era immigration sweep despite deep roots in the community and no apparent criminal record, then later freed after a federal judge ruled her detention unlawful. Her case, and those of other parents seized around Chicago, are part of a growing wave of court challenges that are chipping away at aggressive federal deportation tactics.
   

📸 Around Elgin

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Elgin

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★ Featured events ★

    Saturday December 27
  • Smokin' Gunz
    155 S Randall Rd, Elgin
    8:00 pm

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Other local events
    Sunday December 28
  • Dinosaur Explorer Exhibit
    Main Library -
    12:00 pm
  • Read to Rover for K - 8: South Elgin Branch
    Gail Borden Public Library District: South Elgin Branch , 127 S McLean Blvd , South Elgin
    1:00 pm
    • Monday December 29
  • Dinosaur Explorer Exhibit
    Main Library -
    9:00 am
  • Great Big Bubble Show
    Main Library - Meadows Community Rooms ABC
    2:00 pm
    • Tuesday December 30
  • Dinosaur Explorer Exhibit
    Main Library -
    9:00 am
  • Happy Noon Year Party
    Main Library - Meadows Community Rooms ABC
    11:30 am
  • Jurassic Park
    Main Library - Meadows Community Rooms AB
    2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Just saw this little cutie on my way to work :( he seems sweet and friendly if I didn’t have to work I woulda have tried to catch him/her.
    Last seen on Stonebridge ct. Elgin in cobblers crossing neighborhood. No collar visible. Good luck. Furry baby looked lost and scared (Nextdoor Cobblers Crossing)
  • Aerotek posted a job opening for Material Handler in Elgin. Apply here.
  • Federal Signal Corporation posted a job opening for Material Handler - 2nd Shift in Elgin. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Elgin here.

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I have no idea. I didn’t even know sheep could knit.
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