Picked up my Smoking Popes tickets today at Dundee’s Clearwater, where they’ll be performing on March 31.
It’s too bad there’s no place for them to perform in Elgin. Afterall, at least one of the band members (Eli Caterer) was born here and Josh Caterer lives here. The KC Chronicle picked up the story […]
The Courier reports (click here to read the Herald’s coverage):
Citing a number of unforeseen circumstances, among them a sharp rise in its construction costs, the developer of a major downtown retail and residential project has asked the city to increase its $9.4 million incentive package by nearly $2 million.
What upsets me is the fact that […]
Elgin–Senior Suites of Elgin, 522 N. McLean Blvd., 150,000-square-foot senior living facility, April 2006, $18 million.
Elgin–Autumn Woods, 1520 Summit St., 72-unit residential development, November 2006, $6 million.
The Daily Herald reports that Sandor is now the lone dissenter on the 72-acre Wal-Mart issue. It also describes Mayor Schock’s far-west dream:
Schock said the thousands of acres west of Randall Road up to Route 47 that are slated for high-end residential development is a much better suited area for upper-end retailers.
“For many […]
