Friday, February 04, 2011

Downtown Snow Removal Update - February 4

As a reminder to our downtown residents and businesses, the NO PARKING signs and parking restrictions throughout downtown will remain in effect from now through Sunday morning.

We realize these parking restrictions are an inconvenience but they are necessary to assist City crews in cleaning out the parking stalls. We continue to urge you to park in the city lots and decks throughout the weekend. Parking time limits will not be enforced in city lots and decks during this time. Enforcement will resume Monday at 8AM.

Also curb-to-curb haul out of the snow continues tonight and Saturday night.

Thank you for your patience and cooperation.

If you have any questions, please contact the City of Elgin's 24-Hour Snow Command at 847-931-5977 or e-mail snowcommand@cityofelgin.org

Thursday, February 03, 2011

Welcome New & Renewing DNA Members for 2011

The Downtown Neighborhood Association (DNA) of Elgin welcomes our new and renewing DNA Members from the month of January 2011:

BocaJump
1331 Davis Road
(847) 695-9476

Gifford Park Association

O'Connor-Leetz Funeral Home
364 Division Street
(847) 741-1400

Ziegler's Ace Hardware
215 N. Spring Street
(847) 742-8939

Nick's Liquors
71 Clock Tower Plaza #77
(847) 742-4939

164 Division LLC
164 Division Street, #705
(847) 697-7799

Boys & Girls Club of Elgin
355 Dundee Avenue
(847) 608-5017

Fox River Water Reclamation District
(847) 742-2068

Tom's Auto Clinic
264 Prairie Street
(847) 695-5835

Elgin Public Museum
225 Grand Boulevard
(847) 741-6655

Elgin United Methodist Church
216 E. Highland Avenue
(847) 741-0038

YWCA Elgin
220 E. Chicago Street
(847) 742-7930

Elgin Parent Co-Op School
240 Standish Street
(847) 741-0506

Demi & Cooper Advertising
18 Villa Court
(847) 931-5800

Future Link IT
166 E. Chicago Street
(224) 523-8000

Provena St. Joseph Hospital
77 N. Airlite Street
(847) 695-3200

Elgin Public House
219 E. Chicago Street
(847) 468-8810

Colonial Cafe
600 S. McLean Boulevard
(847) 888-3939

La Puesta Del Sol
165 E. Highland Avenue
(847) 468-1416

Shockey Jewelers
18 Douglas Avenue
(847) 742-0113

Steffen Kelly & Steffen, P.C.
17 Douglas Avenue
(847) 741-0503

The Larkin Center
1212 Larkin Avenue
(847) 695-5656

Anderson Graphics, Inc.
9N656 Beckman Trail, Unit 1
(847) 521-9225

CSI Technologies
1 Douglas Avenue
(847) 836-3000

Kim's Black Belt Academy
5 South Spring Street
(847) 695-5434

Senior Services Associates, Inc.
101 S. Grove Avenue
(847) 741-0404

Prominent Property Management, Inc.
160 Symphony Way, Suite 400
(847) 697-7764

Highland Fellowship Church
2250 W. Highland Avenue
(847) 741-6629



Armida & Joseph Dominguez

Bill & Kathleen McGraw

Dan & Karen Fox

Jack & Beverly Sabo

Jerri McCue


Patricia & Dan Miller

Steve Thoren

Alex Pecharich


John Bordsen

Tony Aiello & Laurie Faith Gibson-Aiello

Weert Goldstein

Mohammad Iqbal

Keith Farnham

Rhonda & Ed Huber

Michael & Gail Foltyn

John DiVerde, Jr.


Help support the organization that supports downtown Elgin by becoming a Downtown Neighborhood Association Member in 2011.

Community Family/Individual Memberships start as low as $30!

Community and Downtown Business Memberships are available with a variety of valuable member benefits packages including special member rates on DNA events, promotional mentions in the Downtown Neighborhood News, display ads at www.DowntownElgin.com and much more!

Click here for a list of available DNA Membership packages and rates > > >

You can even sign-up and pay for your DNA Membership securely via our Online Payment Processing Page.

For more information about DNA Membership or for other ways you can support downtown Elgin, contact us at 847.488.1456 or e-mail downtownelgin@gmail.com.

Wednesday, February 02, 2011

Update on Downtown Snow Removal

The City of Elgin is continually adjusting its snow removal plan to manage the storm that is upon us. At this time, a city crew has been assigned to haul snow out of downtown in order to expedite the clean-up process over the next few days. Your cooperation is requested in the following ways:

1. Please do not park on downtown streets from Tuesday through Saturday morning. The city's plan is to use large snow removal equipment to pick up the snow on the curbs and bump outs. Having a clear path to do so will make this process faster and more efficient. We urge you to park in the city lots and decks today through Saturday. Parking time limits will not be enforced in city lots and decks during this time. Enforcement will resume Monday at 8AM.

2. Please shovel the snow in front of your property/business to the curb line in preparation for this haul out effort.

Thank you for your cooperation.

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Stay Informed

Here is some additional information on how to receive the City's updates directly. Resident safety is the city's primary goal. Residents should not travel unless absolutely necessary.

· Information updates will be posted on Channel 17, on the City's website at www.cityofelgin.org and on the City of Elgin's Facebook and Twitter pages.

· Residents interested in receiving automated telephone updates can register on the city's website at www.cityofelgin.org. From the homepage's "quick links" section, go to "activate/deactivate CodeRed." Follow the instructions.

· Residents can also receive text message updates via Nixle. Registration information is at www.cityofelgin.org/police.

· If you have questions or concerns about snow removal, contact Elgin Snow Command at (847) 931-5977 or email snowcommand@cityofelgin.org.

Tuesday, February 01, 2011

Welcome New & Renewing DNA Members for 2011

The Downtown Neighborhood Association (DNA) of Elgin welcomes our new and renewing DNA Members from December 2010 (January 2011 members will be recognized in next week's blog):

City of Elgin
150 Dexter Court
(847) 931-6100

Elgin Area Chamber of Commerce
31 S. Grove Avenue
(847) 741-5660

Elgin Area Convention and Visitors Bureau
77 Riverside Drive
(847) 695-7540

Stickling Foundation
100 E. Chicago Street
(847) 742-8939

Izaak Walton League of America - Elgin Chapter

Tongue n Chic Dental Boutique
14 Douglas Avenue, Suite A
(847) 841-6665

Law Office of Shirley Sadjadi
169 E. Chicago Street
(847) 741-6180

VTS Investigations, LLC
800-538-4464

Ecker Center for Mental Health
1845 Grandstand Place
(847) 695-0484

Gail Borden Public Library
270 N. Grove Avenue
(847) 742-2411

Natalie Pepa

Bjorn & Hjordis Rektorli

Clare Ollayos

Howard A. Stege Jr. & Robert Knizner

Grace Richard

Tom Armstrong


Help support the organization that supports downtown Elgin by becoming a Downtown Neighborhood Association Member in 2011.

Community Family/Individual Memberships start as low as $30!

Community and Downtown Business Memberships are available with a variety of valuable member benefits packages including special member rates on DNA events, promotional mentions in the Downtown Neighborhood News, display ads at www.DowntownElgin.com and much more!

Click here for a list of available DNA Membership packages and rates > > >

You can even sign-up and pay for your DNA Membership securely via our Online Payment Processing Page.

For more information about DNA Membership or for other ways you can support downtown Elgin, contact us at 847.488.1456 or e-mail downtownelgin@gmail.com.

Monday, January 31, 2011

Downtown Snow Removal Notification

The National Weather Service has issued a Blizzard Warning, from this Tuesday afternoon through this Wednesday afternoon, for the entire North Central and Northeast section of Illinois (including Cook and Kane Counties) as well as a Hazardous Weather Outlook Warning for the next few days with heavy snow accumulations, strong winds, white-out conditions and sub-zero temperatures.

The Downtown Neighborhood Association would like to make you aware of some news regarding the City's snow removal plans as well as some precautions and measures we recommend you take in preparation for this weather event:

• The City of Elgin has informed us that the priority, first and foremost, will be to clear roads. As such, city crews will not be able to address snow removal on downtown city sidewalks for quite some time after this week's blizzard event. In general, responsiveness to all snow removal other than main roads will be delayed.

• With such a large accumulation of snow expected after the close of business on Tuesday, the clean-up on Wednesday will be especially difficult and will likely continue through the end of the week. We encourage downtown business and property owners to work together, lending a hand where needed and sharing resources, such as snow blowers.

• As a reminder, you may pile your snow on the curb line. We ask that you please not throw the snow into the street. As stated, the city crew's ability to remove the piles on the curb will be delayed.

• With temperatures expected to plummet Wednesday night into the sub-zero range, we ask that you keep your sidewalks salted through the weekend to help keep the build-up of dangerous ice on sidewalks to a minimum.

• The snow accumulation will also make parking on downtown streets very challenging. We encourage you to park in city surface lots or in the decks at Symphony, Spring or Fulton. Remember that street parking between 4 and 6AM is prohibited.

Questions or concerns regarding snow and ice control during the event can be directed to the Public Works Department through the city's 24 hour Snow Command Center by calling 847-931-5977 or by emailing the Snow Command Center at snowcommand@cityofelgin.org

We appreciate your patience and cooperation in this effort.


Local Online Resources:

www.cityofelgin.org - City of Elgin's website

www.facebook.com/cityofelgin - City of Elgin's Facebook page

www.u-46.org - School District U-46 website

www.facebook.com/downtownelgin - DNA's Facebook page

www.weather.com - Weather Channel website