Elgin City Council met Wednesday, Sept. 26.

Elgin City Committee of the Whole met Wednesday, Sept. 26.

City of Elgin Human Relations Commission will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 2.

City of Elgin Heritage Commission will meet Tuesday, Oct. 2.

City of Elgin Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee met Tuesday, Oct. 2.

City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy King College, Harper College and Elgin Community College are among two-year universities in Illinois that reported borrowers defaulting on school loans they started repaying in 2014, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of federal data.

Illinois ranked seventh most popular for college football among the 50 states, according to a Prairie State Wire analysis of college sports participation.

At Algonquin Middle School, a 11.6-point achievement gap persisted between white and black students in 2017.

More than 94.2 percent of teachers stay at Cooper Middle School year to year, according to the 2017 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.

In a year when 95 percent of Buffalo Grove High School seniors graduated on time, 29 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.

At Chippewa Middle School, a 24.8-point achievement gap persisted between white and black students in 2017.

At Old Orchard Junior High School, a 19.3-point achievement gap persisted between white and black students in 2017.

More than 94.6 percent of teachers stay at Fairview South Elementary School year to year, according to the 2017 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.

More than 86.5 percent of teachers stay at Michael Collins Elementary School year to year, according to the 2017 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.

The revenue Community Consolidated School District 62 received through local taxes increased 4 percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2017, adjusted for inflation, according to a North Cook News analysis of public schools data.

The revenue Avoca School District 37 received through local taxes increased 13.6 percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2017, adjusted for inflation, according to a North Cook News analysis of public schools data.

More than 97.6 percent of teachers stay at Lincoln Middle School year to year, according to the 2017 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.

At Friendship Junior High School, a 10.4-point achievement gap persisted between white and black students in 2017.

Friends of Jonathan Carroll, a candidate committee, reported receiving $10,750 from April 1 through June 30, according to its second quarter report to the Illinois State Board of Elections.

Labor union Unite Here Local 1 released a new ad attacking Rep. Marty Moylan (D-Des Plaines), who is running for re-election in the 55th District against Marilyn Smolenski.