The Elginite Blog

At Elgin’s budget talks on Friday afternoon with city council and staff, Elgin City Manager Sean Stegall laid out three possible budgets for the City of Elgin. One budget calls for cutting more than 100 full time positions, closing two fire stations and all recreation facilities.

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Pictures from Nightmare on Chicago Street, a Halloween festival held in Downtown Elgin on October 29, 2011. The event attracted countless zombies and costumed revelers.

After a year of massive earth moving and construction, Walmart finally opened its doors to customers today at its new Randall & Bowes Road location. The new store is a hypermarket, combining a complete supermarket with the traditional discount store offerings.

Tim Elenz, a Streamwood insurance broker will face off against incumbent State Senator Michael Noland (D) in the Democratic primary next year.

John G. Dalton, an ECC trustee and former candidate for Kane County Resident Judge is now running for circuit judge.