U-46 marching bands to present free show Thursday

School District U-46 is holding a free high school marching band showcase at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, at Streamwood High School’s Millennium Field, 701 W. Schaumburg Road.

Streamwood’s band will lead the performances, followed by Elgin, Larkin, Bartlett and South Elgin high schools.

Spectators should use the entrance closest to Sutton Road to park in the student lot and enter the stadium through the gate closest to the ticket booth.

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Elgin Community College recorded its sixth consecutive year of enrollment growth, with 10,461 students signd up for classes in the fall 2025 semester.

It’s a 2% bump over fall 2024, when 10,277 students were enrolled, and the school’s largest headcount s

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