Fate of DC Cook building in Elgin could be decided Wednesday dailyherald.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dailyherald.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Elgin neighbors rally to save DC Cook building from demolition About 50 people turned out for a rally Wednesday organized by a group of neighbors hoping to stop the demolition of the DC Cook building in Elgin. Elgin City Council member John Steffen, right, addressed the crowd before leaving for a special committee of the whole meeting organized to ostensibly address the issue. Rick West | Staff Photographer Elgin council member Carol Rauschenberger addresses a group of about 50 people gathered for a rally in support of saving the DC Cook building in Elgin Wednesday. The Northeast Neighborhood Association s Property Development Work Group organized the rally.
Most Elgin council members back lowering education requirement to take police exam dailyherald.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dailyherald.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Elgin sees fewer issues with homeless population, but it s bracing for evictions
Carleton Rogers Park became a gathering point for much of Elgin s homeless population last year. Police say homeless people have every right to be in the park as long as they are not littering or causing a disturbance. Rick West | Staff Photographer
Downtown Elgin business owners say issues with local homeless people last summer largely subsided by fall. The city s expanded nuisance ordinance and dedicated placement of a police officer in the downtown business area gave law enforcement better tools to create relationships with the homeless population and use arrests only as a last resort.
Elgin council swears in four members, says goodbye to Gavin and Lopez
Newly minted Elgin City Council member Dustin Good is congratulated by his wife Stephanie following Wednesday s swearing-in ceremony. Rick West | Staff Photographer
Steve Thoren is sworn in to his new seat on the Elgin City Council during Wednesday s meeting. Rick West | Staff Photographer
Corey Dixon gets a congratulatory hug following his swearing-in ceremony at Wednesday s city council meeting in Elgin. Dixon was reelected in the April election. Rick West | Staff Photographer
Carol Rauschenberger is sworn in as an Elgin City Council member by Clerk Kim Dewis during Wednesday s city council meeting in Elgin.