The remains belong to 23-year-old Karen Schepers, who was last seen leaving a bar around 1 a.m. on April 16, 1983 in ...

The tipster called the Elgin Fire Department with the tip in 2022 but police did not find out about it until March 25, 2025. Chicago area officials have fished a vehicle out of a river containing ...

New details have emerged about the discovery of Karen Schepers' vehicle in the Fox River—the Elgin Fire Department ...

Elgin Police Chief Ana Lalley said the department is "disappointed" after another agency "initially" overlooked Karen Schepers' vehicle Elgin Police Department Illinois police say a car belonging ...

ELGIN, Ill. (WLS) -- With a large part of the roof gone, services for Elgin's First United Methodist Church were held online on Sunday. But that was not enough for dozens of the congregation's ...

A Friday-night storm strong enough to tear off part of the roof of First United Methodist Church in downtown Elgin will be evaluated as a possible tornado by the National Weather Service.

The best teacher you’ve ever had might be subject to opinion, but for students in Elgin their teacher may just be the best ...

One of the buildings damaged, however, was Elgin’s historic First United Methodist Church, in the 200 block of East Highland Avenue. The intense winds, reaching 70 miles per hour, ripped the ...

Westbound lanes have been reduced on Route 20 in Elgin in advance of bridge widening work beginning Monday over Poplar Creek and St. Charles and Liberty streets. (Gloria Casas/The Courier-News ...

COLUMBUS — Regardless of what happened Sunday night, Elgin senior Quinten Harrison was assured of making school history. For the first time, the Comets were represented in the championship finals at ...

Wrestling sectionals were held over the weekend and Marion-area competitors earned berths into the upcoming district tournaments.