A consulting group that includes experts, researchers and educators in racial equity will be paid $160,000 to help the city of Elgin create and operate a community task force on policing.
New budget options to prevent Elgin fire service cuts don t sway enough councilmen
The Elgin City Council discussed several budget cutting options Wednesday to avoid affecting service at Elgin Fire Station 6 at 707 W. Chicago St. but didn t vote for them. Rick West | Staff Photographer
Posted2/25/2021 5:05 AM
After hearing three new options to cut $430,000 to balance the 2021 budget, the Elgin City Council voted 6-3 in favor of moving forward with a previous plan to change service at Fire Station 6.
Council members Corey Dixon, Baldemar Lopez and Tish Powell were the three dissenters in the preliminary committee-of-the-whole vote.
With pandemic-related budget shortfalls projected, city officials had previously asked firefighters to forgo their contractual 2.5% salary increase in exchange for having one year added to their contract, which expires in 2021. City administrators said nonunion Elgin employees and managers have foregone raises, helping to
Seven Elgin groups to receive arts commission grants The Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra is among seven local groups receiving 2021 Elgin Cultural Arts Commission grants. Courtesy of Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra/2020 Independent Players is among seven local groups receiving 2021 Elgin Cultural Arts Commission grants. The money will go toward their performance of Waiting for Godot. Courtesy of Independent Players/2018
Updated 2/19/2021 4:12 PM
Seven local organizations will receive grants from the Elgin Cultural Arts Commission after preliminary approval last week by the Elgin City Council.
The $32,403 in grant money will be disbursed for projects, such as visual art, live entertainment shows and children s theater performances.
Elgin gives preliminary approval for downtown apartment plan
A developer is seeking more than $3 million from the city of Elgin to help redevelop the 40 DuPage Court building. Rick West | Staff Photographer
Posted1/28/2021 5:30 AM
The Elgin City Council committee of the whole gave unanimous preliminary approval Wednesday for a plan to redevelop Elgin s first steelframe building at 40 DuPage Court in to a mixed-use commercial and apartment property.
The proposal, by Legend Partners, LLC, would transform the five-story office building into The Courtyard at 40, an $11.34 million redevelopment featuring approximately 4,500 square feet of ground-floor commercial space with the four upper floors being a mix of 40 studio, one- and two-bedroom, market-rate apartments.