Articles filed under Elk Grove Village Newsletter
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50-year-old Oakton Junction caboose heads to new home near Illinois River
Nov 23, 2020 7:18 PM - One person's trash can be another's treasure, even when it's a deteriorating, graffiti-covered caboose that for years marked the location of a now demolished shopping center in Elk Grove Township. -
'Holidays at Home' highlights restaurants' Thanksgiving offersNov 19, 2020 6:12 PM - Meet Chicago Northwest is launching Holidays at Home to promote special Thanksgiving offers from restaurants in Arlington Heights, Elk Grove Village, Itasca, Rolling Meadows, Roselle, Schaumburg, Streamwood and Wood Dale.
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Elk Grove Village police reaccredited
Nov 18, 2020 2:32 PM - The Elk Grove Village Police Department has received reaccreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies -- the department's ninth such certification since 1993. -
Elk Grove reaches five-year labor deal with public works unionNov 18, 2020 2:32 PM - Elk Grove Village officials announced Tuesday they have reached a five-year contract with the union that represents 39 of the village's public works employees.
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Amid rising COVID-19 cases, Elk Grove Village calls off tree lighting, rally, fireworks
Nov 18, 2020 6:41 AM - A little more than a month after announcing plans for a combined tree lighting, rally and fireworks show paying tribute to first responders and essential workers, Elk Grove Village Mayor Craig Johnson on Tuesday called off the spectacle, amid rising COVID-19 case numbers. -
Suburban voters saying yes to marijuana sales, but some concerns persist
Nov 14, 2020 5:03 PM - Voter approval of recreational marijuana sales in the suburbs this year is a sign that public acceptance of the long-illegal substance has turned a corner, industry experts and some elected officials say. -
Elk Grove Village holds community blood drive
Nov 14, 2020 4:17 PM - Meeting room B, buried in the lower lever of the Charles J. Zettek Municipal Complex in Elk Grove Village, was chock full of busy people scurrying about Saturday morning. The room normally reserved for meetings had been transformed into a mobile blood donation center. -
Elk Grove Village collects household goods for homeless veterans
Nov 7, 2020 7:03 PM - The Community Character Coalition of Elk Grove, in collaboration with Elk Grove Village VFW Post 9284, collected clothing and toiletries Saturday for homeless veterans. Donations were given to the Eddie Beard Vet House, a transitional home for veterans. -
Plans for two new hotels in Elk Grove Village hampered by pandemic
Oct 28, 2020 6:03 PM - What's left of a shuttered motel at a busy corner in Elk Grove Village will be demolished, after a developer who planned to renovate and add onto it for a new hotel is backing out of the project due to the COVID-19 pandemic, officials said. -
Elk Grove Village plans another round of $200 water bill credits
Oct 28, 2020 5:10 AM - While discussions in Washington have stalled over a second federal stimulus bill, residents in one Northwest suburban community are expected to be on the receiving end of that town's second coronavirus relief package since the pandemic took hold.
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