Elgin hearing delayed

A hearing on whether Elgin city leaders should annex a 139-acre golf course for future homes was continued Wednesday night to April 23 because council members didn't have all the transcripts to review the plan. The Villa Olivia land has been the source of much debate. The owners want to leave Bartlett and sell to a developer to build 96 single family homes and 279 townhomes. But a judge has ruled a covenant forbidding redevelopment until 2022 is valid. The matter is now in appellate court and a decision is expected later this year.