Elk Grove Journal

10/08/2025

Gibson Drive reopened in Elk Grove Village after being shut down today for a gas leak.

Gibson Drive was closed at 10:40 a.m. today (Wednesday) due to a gas leak, Elk Grove Village police said on Facebook.

10/08/2025

Three charged with attempted murder for the November shooting on Dogwood in Elk Grove Village.

Two men and a juvenile were charged with attempted first-degree murder for a shooting that occurred on Nov. 10, 2024, in the 500 block of Dogwood Trail, Elk Grove Village police announced Monday, Oct. 6.

10/06/2025

Another huge data center is in the works on Elmhurst and Old Higgins Roads in Elk Grove Village.

TA Realty is building a 1.183 million-square-foot, four-building data center with a capacity of 250 megawatts on 47 acres in Elk Grove Village, according to a portfolio page from the firm.

10/02/2025

Elk Grove High School brings the Cereal Bowl Trophy back to Elk Grove Village. They were destroyed 48-0 in the actual football game, but collected more boxes of cereal for Elk Grove Township

Elk Grove High School won the "Cereal Bowl" trophy by collecting more boxes of cereal than rival Rolling Meadows High School, even though its football team lost the game.

09/24/2025

Elk Grove Rotarians supporting Packages 4 Patriots.

The Elk Grove Village Rotary Club presented officials from Packages 4 Patriots with a $2,000 check on Thursday, Sept. 11. Rotary officials are also planning to partner with the Grove Junior High Interact Club next January to package boxes for military members serving overseas.

09/24/2025

Who will be victorious at Friday's Cereal Bowl? EGHS or RMHS? It's not about the score but the number of boxes collected.

One of the bigger rivalries in local football and community engagement takes place under the Friday Night Lights this week as the Elk Grove High School (EGHS) Grenadiers host the Rolling Meadows High School (RMHS) Mustangs in the annual Cereal Bowl game.

09/20/2025

At the Elk Grove Village Hometown Parade and Oktoberfest.

09/18/2025

A level 2 MABAS hazmat was called after 275 gallons of hydrochloric acid spilled at the Chem-Plate plant on Devon. This photo was from another EGV FD incident at Chem-Plate in 2019.

A hydrochloric acid spill on Wednesday led to a four-hour road closure and a multi-agency hazardous materials response at a local manufacturing plant.

09/12/2025

State authorities took a pass on funding a senior affordable housing development for 2026. The village is still in support and is expected to grant an extension, so another try can happen in 2026.

Elk Grove Village trustees are expected to grant a one-year extension to the Illinois Housing Development Authority to build a 30-unit senior affordable housing building after the state failed to approve funding for the project earlier this summer.

09/10/2025

Elk Grove Village has plans for the Staples on Meacham.

Elk Grove Village trustees approved a temporary construction license agreement with SG Elk Grove, LLC (Wingspan Development Group), moving forward a proposed $34 million ice rink project.

09/05/2025

Here's some of what took place at yesterday's Elk Grove Village-sponsored town hall with officials from Allexian Brothers Medical Center.

Top executives from Ascension Illinois, Alexian Brothers Medical Center and St. Alexius Medical Center faced sharp criticism from current and former nurses Thursday night at a public town hall meeting about plans to move maternity services from Alexian Brothers to St. Alexius.

09/04/2025

Senior officials with Alexian Brothers Medical Center will be at Belvedere Banquets for a town hall meeting about the medical center's obstetrics services tonight. Mayor Johnson said he is unsure what turnout will look like.

Elk Grove Village officials are holding a town hall meeting Thursday, Sept. 4, to discuss Alexian Brothers Medical Center's plans to move its maternity services to St. Alexius Hospital in Hoffman Estates.