Elgin City Council members Tish Powell, John Steffen, and Rose Martinez were returned to their seats on the dais, joined by newcomer Anthony Ortiz, according to the unofficial election results from Tuesday’s election.
As Elgin prepares plans for their North Grove redevelopment area, a renewed focus is on the city s homelessness issue downtown. Nine candidates for four available at-large seats on the city council have each weighed in on the problem during numerous forums.
As Elgin residents await the final, long-sought recommendations from the city s community task force on policing, the nine candidates running for city council have differing views on both the effectiveness of the task force and the role the council and residents should play when it comes to the police department.
The nine candidates running for four Elgin City Council seats have varying opinions on the city’s homeless population and not all think the city’s plan for a tiny home complex to providing housing and services is sufficient.