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.

According to BlockShopper.com, the following residential sales were reported for the week of September 9-15, 2018.

According to BlockShopper.com, the following residential sales were reported for the week of September 9-15, 2018.

Former state school employee David Hatfill, who retired in September 2018, saved $69,131 toward a pension over 23 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.

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.

Former state school employee Douglas Ellett, who retired in September 2018, saved $184,238 toward a pension over 35 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.

Former state school employee Salvatore Terrasi, who retired in September 2018, saved $38,902 toward a pension over 14 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.

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.

Former state school employee Deborah Trueblood, who retired in September 2018, saved $27,406 toward a pension over 4 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.

Former state school employee Debra Goldwasser, who retired in September 2018, saved $35,566 toward a pension over 14 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.

Former state university employee Thomas Rapp, who retired in September 2018, saved $39,774 toward a pension over 17 years working for state universities, State Universities Retirement System of Illinois records show.

Former state school employee Kelly Allen Wade, who retired in September 2018, saved $56,932 toward a pension over 19 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.

Former state university employee Jelena Bankovic, who retired in September 2018, saved $134,988 toward a pension over 24 years working for state universities, State Universities Retirement System of Illinois records show.

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