Articles filed under Elgin Township
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ECC union ratifies contract agreementMay 15, 2011 12:00 am - After seven months of negotiations, an agreement between Elgin Community College and the faculty union inched closer to completion Sunday night after the union ratified ...
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Townships offer little change on taxpayer-funded health benefits for elected officialsApr 17, 2011 12:00 am - It will be slow going for taxpayers looking to reform how suburban townships pay for elected officials' health care. Several township officials said there had been no di...
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Rain barrel project underway for S. Elgin LionsApr 13, 2011 11:00 pm - With spring just around the corner, the South Elgin Lions Club Green Team is selling rain barrels to the public. Each barrel is capable of holding 55 gallons of water th...
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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...