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Archive for February, 2008

What are Bill Foster’s chances?

Friday, February 22nd, 2008
Filed under: kanecounty, politics

Despite, the enthusiasm on the left side of the aisle, Democratic turnout in Kane was actually less than Republican turnout, though not by much (500 voters).
And many of those Democratic voters were interested in other races (the presidential), and didn’t bother to vote for a candidate in the special primary to fill the […]

ArtSpace :: Elgin

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
Filed under: arts, downtown

The most exciting news of late has been the scheduled visit of ArtSpace representatives on March 6th.

Writers living or working — or both — next door to fashion designers next door to oil painters next door to musicians. Rehearsal space available 24 hours a day, and a photography lab in the basement. Gallery […]

More views of the Kunsthaus Graz

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
Filed under: arts, downtown

These pictures were stolen from arcspace, galinksy.com, some german site, wikipedia, and some other german site :)
I just love the juxtaposition of modern and traditional architecture. Without contemporary architecture, a place seems trapped in time–a good place to visit, but not one where people want to live or work. Historic buildings must […]

Elginite.org launches

Sunday, February 17th, 2008
Filed under: Uncategorized

I’m pleased to announce the launch of the new site. I’m sure you’ve already noticed that the whole site has been revamped. A new section is News, which bring in abstracts from the Elgin Courier News, the Daily Herald and the Chicago Tribune. It’s a nice starting place, I think, for getting […]