Tonight: Retrofitting Your Home to Save Green, Be Green March 16th, 2010
Attend tonight’s Elgin Alive Workshop sponsored by Elgin Community Network. Retrofitting Your Home: Save Green, Be Green will teach you how to improve energy efficiency through cost-effective updates, including tax credits, ComEd incentives and other city programs.
The program will take place tonight, Tuesday March 16 from 6:30 – 8:30 PM at Gail Borden. Refreshments will be available, and all attendees will receive a CFL bulb.
City OKs cash to fix Southwest’s sewer backups October 18th, 2009
ELGIN — With many residents still battling the aftermath of sewer backups into their homes, the city council has approved more money to be funneled into the city’s overhead sewer and backwater valve assistance program.
Elgin to fix combined sewer flooding October 18th, 2009
Elgin city leaders on Wednesday night set aside $130,000 for a cost-sharing program to help residents in the South West Area Neighbors part of town avoid sewer backups in their basements.
Wellness grant winners will be announced at Saturday walk September 26th, 2009
It’s only a mile, but Elgin leaders hope it can be a new start toward a lifetime of fitness and healthy living habits for some.
Elgin to apply for grant to rehab more foreclosed homes July 13th, 2009
By Harry Hitzeman | Daily Herald Staff
Elgin leaders have already obtained $2.1 million from the federal government to buy, rehab and sell foreclosed homes.
Elginites air their grievances over sewage backup June 24th, 2009
Something stinks in Elgin’s Southwest Area Neighborhood, and several residents aired their grievances about the matter during public comment at Wednesday evening’s council meeting.