Elgin
STEM growing in U46 schools
Marianne Palczewski, 17, of Bartlett never would have thought she could use a compound mitre saw, she said. ... Full story
Rt. 31 in Elgin will close from U.S. 20 to Adams St.
A short stretch of Route 31 in Elgin will be closed for four days, starting Wednesday, because of an unforeseen problem with the combined sewer separation project near U.S. 20. ... Full story
Elgin will speed up graffiti cleanup
Under pressure from Elgin City Council members to erase the city’s growing amount of graffiti more quickly, city officials have changed their approach to eradicating this mixture of street-gang advertising and amateur artistry. ... Full story
What’s right, wrong with downtown? Elgin officials ‘walk-and-talk’ to find out
From Mayor Dave Kaptain and Police Chief Jeff Swoboda down through a man whose whole job is to write parking tickets, about 30 police officers, city officials and business people spread across the downtown area Tuesday afternoon to ask businesspeople what is right — and, especially, what is wrong — about the downtown area. ... Full story
Chemical health hazard listing could force South Elgin company to move overseas or close down
A local company says that a recent government decision listing styrene as a potential health threat is itself a threat to the manufacturer’s continuing operation. ... Full story
U-46 uncertain about salaries, state funding in new budget
School District U-46 officials have drafted a balanced budget for the upcoming school year, but one with large question marks remaining on both the revenue and expenditure sides. ... Full story
Ramp to close at I-90 and Route 31
Another Interstate 90 ramp near Elgin is closing tonight for construction, but two others will reopen. ... Full story
Elgin, Carpentersville-area high schooler’s ACT scores on the rise
Composite ACT scores are up this year in both Elgin School District U46 and Carpentersville-area Community Unit School District 300. ... Full story
South Elgin reels in Top 100 rank again
The village has been named one of the top 100 small towns in the United States by Money magazine and CNN. ... Full story
Balanced budget presented to U46 board as questions linger
Several unknowns still hang ominously over the figures, including unfinished labor talks and the iffyness of the state’s school funding. But the administration of Elgin School District U46 on Monday presented the board of education with a proposed budget for the 2011-12 school year that actually sees $11 million more coming into U46 coffers than going out. ... Full story
Elgin Lowe’s store among seven closed
If you called the Elgin Lowe’s on Monday, the message delivered the bad news. The store has closed abruptly. ... Full story
ECC board approves budget for FY2012
If you put Elgin Community College’s budget for current fiscal year 2011 side-by-side with the budget for upcoming fiscal year 2012, they’d be about identical, said Sharon Konny, the college’s vice president of business and finance. ... Full story
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