Articles filed under Elgin Township
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Township leaders' benefitsApr 10, 2011 12:00 am - Taxpayers spent more than $1 million last year to cover health care benefits for 77 elected leaders in suburban townships. Those same officials paid nothing for their in...
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Health-care perk proves townships need scrutinyApr 10, 2011 12:00 am - Daily Herald Editorial Board Just last week we opined, in the wake of the low voter turnout for local elections, that Illinois just has too many units of government. Tha...
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Elgin Township garbage consolidation approvedApr 05, 2011 12:00 am - Voters living in unincorporated Elgin Township approved a joint garbage contract in Tuesday’s referendum with 53 percent in favor, based on an unofficial tally. The town...
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Hispanics, district size, key in Kane Co. board cutsMar 24, 2011 12:00 am - An explosion in Kane County’s Hispanic population during the past decade will be a key factor in which county board seats are cut, if any, and how the new districts are ...
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Public input wanted on size of Kane County BoardMar 15, 2011 12:00 am - By the time the full Kane County Board meets in April there might be as many as eight elected officials in the room who qualify as dead men walking from a political poin...
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Elgin Township could take over garbage contract negotiationsFeb 23, 2011 11:00 pm - There are several different garbage contractors picking up waste from unincorporated Elgin Township homes. That means multiple “garbage days” and many more truck trips t...
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Bid on your dream date for charityFeb 02, 2011 11:00 pm - Wouldn’t Mary Peabody of Elgin be surprised if she learned that a center she indirectly helped create for nurturing individuals with behavioral and emotional needs was f...
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Fox Valley preps for stormJan 30, 2011 11:00 pm - The City of Elgin is hoping to alert motorists to possible trouble spots as the region stares down the barrel of a massive winter storm today and Wednesday. Public works...
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6 departments assist at Thursday house fire near ElginJan 20, 2011 12:00 am - A fire that started in the chimney of a single-family home Thursday morning on Gale Street in Elgin Township caused about $140,000 worth of damage to the house and its c...
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Ex-elections director still owes victimOct 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Remember David Bruun? He's the disbarred attorney whose criminal history came haunting several years ago when he went to work for his friend, Kane County Clerk Jack Cun...