Elgin plans to spend $900,000 to buy land and tiny houses to help shelter the city’s homeless population, the first step in what officials say will be a long-term plan to address an ongoing, chronic issue.
A Center for Policing Equity study found that 36% of all use-of-force cases in Elgin over the five-year period involved Blacks whereas an analysis by Northern Illinois University showed race was not a factor when force was showed or used.
Following the recommendation of Elgin Special Events Coordinator Kate O Leary, the Elgin City Council voted 4-3 against holding the popular annual Halloween event Nightmare on Chicago Street in 2022.
A million-dollar plan to transform a rundown gas station on Elgin s east side into a new liquor store cleared one hurdle last week. But the developer still needs to convince the council and the city s liquor commission that it s a good idea to issue another package liquor license in the area.
Elgin officials are banking on an unusual plan that will use city property tax dollars to help finance the development of a new dorm for Judson University.