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Archive for May, 2008

Bandits subsidy doubles

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
Filed under: citycouncil

The Tribune reported last week that the city is now committing $711,000 to improvements at Judson University to allow the Chicago Bandits to play there. This represents more than a doubling of the $350,000 that was initially agreed upon. These improvements are for only three years of play at Judson. It comes […]

Morels are here

Saturday, May 17th, 2008
Filed under: Uncategorized

Go ahead, go to your secret places and gather up the fruits of May.

Some downtown Elgin news

Monday, May 12th, 2008
Filed under: downtown

Check out Jessica’s post on Walk & Roll. Here’s the video she shot:

It’s nice to see stuff like that happening in downtown Elgin, isn’t it?
Another nice thing to see happening in downtown Elgin is the emergence of a tech community. See Mike Sullivan’s article in the Elgin Courier News about Steve Munson’s plans for […]

The High Line

Thursday, May 8th, 2008
Filed under: downtown

See also:

Elgin’s High Line
The Low Line
A Pattern Language for Elgin

Downtown Elgin Streetscape