An article worth reading appears in the current edition of the Atlantic Monthly. It’s about how the dismantling of Section 8 housing in large cities, like Chicago, has increased the level of crime in smaller satellite cities.
Falling crime rates have been one of the great American success stories of the past 15 years. New York […]
Library Director Carole Medal tells Elgin Today host Jeff Myers about the 24/7 DVD dispenser that will be a part of the new Gail Borden library branch on the city’s Far West Side. Interesting idea.
The city has been working on getting a luxury auto mall at the intersection of Randall and I-90, but proposed Illinois senate legislation would severely curtail any economic benefits that could be derived:
Senate Bill 1429, or the “streamlined sales tax bill,” would change the sales tax collection system by allocating revenue to the town where […]
The GBL’s branch library will be green, after all. At significantly higher cost…
In a reversal of a board vote this summer, the library board voted to stick with its vision of a “green” branch library. The board voted 6-0 to go forward with a geothermal heating and cooling system for the building.
In late summer, […]
