One of the larger housing developments in Elgin s recent history will break ground this fall after 20 years of planning. Once complete, the project, nearly 20 years in the making, will expand the city s west side with more than 3,000 single-family homes and apartments.
Elgin City Council members tentatively agreed to provide tax incentives for Elgin Kia to move to the Randall-90 Auto Mall Wednesday, but not without asking for something in return.
An Elgin task force, created to improve the relationship between police and the city s minority residents, spent months "wandering in the desert" but received more time to bring an oasis of benefits back to the city.