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Gov. JB Pritzker at House hearing defends sanctuary policies, calls out congressional inaction on immigration reform trib.al/XVMaYS7

Elgin News Digest: ECC’s Project Backpack in need of volunteers, sponsors; lunchtime hike to be held at Hawthorne Hill Nature Center trib.al/x4jGlOe

Lower Fox River water levels from dam removal may end up costing Carpentersville more than $4M trib.al/KK52RrX

A pitcher by nature, Sabrina Zamora carves out niche as hitter for state-bound Oswego. ‘Make every moment count.’ trib.al/0jmJ9Bu

Elgin’s pilot program to help the homeless seems to be working, officials say trib.al/muOjE2s

Custom-building and repairing guitars leads to the start of a new South Elgin business trib.al/Nj40CaA

Elgin ranked No. 5 for best place to live in Illinois by U.S. News & World Report trib.al/qoa0mwD

Republicans, some Democrats and even ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich weigh in on ex-Speaker Michael Madigan’s sentence trib.al/FEm3Vwa

Northern Illinois recruit Aubriella Garza gets into hitting groove for Oswego in state semifinals. ‘Getting a gem.’ trib.al/3vAC1u9

Six Oswego seniors start out in softball as Outlaws. They end up as Class 4A state champions. ‘Just so grateful.’ trib.al/pF0awBa

‘A tale of two Mike Madigans’: How the ex-Speaker’s trial testimony offered his life story but also route to 7 1/2-year sentence trib.al/AX5q9FN

Gov. JB Pritzker says he wasn’t among Midwest officials on alleged Minnesota shooter’s lists trib.al/ohFfPyo

Huge crowd lines Kimball Street for ‘No Kings’ protest rally in Elgin trib.al/pFcnXMJ

What happened at ‘No Kings’ protests from Chicago to Naperville to Orland Park trib.al/e8DqFiY

South Elgin’s Nevaeh Gyurko is the 2025 Beacon-News/Courier-News Girls Soccer Player of the Year: ‘Sky’s the limit.’ trib.al/ybM5ckA

District U-46 buys cyber liability insurance, considers AI tech for teachers trib.al/xxQZQBR

Elgin News Digest: Discounted tix available for Nightmare on Chicago Street; ESO Brass Quintet holding free Thursday outdoor concerts trib.al/NjE71Tr

Van’s Frozen Custard moving to West Dundee after village buys its East Dundee building trib.al/vUcZOtX

Introducing the 2025 Beacon-News/Courier-News Girls Soccer All-Area Team trib.al/WpTNQuB

Two female Illinois politicians say their names were listed in the alleged Minnesota shooter’s notes trib.al/XPOlfcf