Archive for June, 2006

The council passed the new nuisance law.
Beginning Saturday, the city’s code department will issue $50 tickets for violations on the spot…The fine will continue if the problem persists for three days, bringing the total to $150. The fee then will jump to $300 by the 10th day and the city will turn the case to […]

I suppose this is a typical night at The Mission, downtown Elgin.

The 11th annual Brewfest starts at happy hour tomorrow and runs through midnight Saturday. At 10,000 celebrants, this is probably Elgin’s biggest festival. Brewfest would be an ideal place to showcase Elgin’s music heritage and its music scene, but unfortunately the organizers only booked cover bands this year. Hopefully future years will […]