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Press Releases, News Articles and Community Notifications

May 2020

• Daily Herald: Elgin contributes $50,000 to COVID fund
• Courier News (5/26/20): Elgin City Council expected to give $60K to nonprofits helping struggling business owners, families

• Kane County Connects: ELGIN SETS TEMP OUTDOOR SEATING GUIDELINES FOR BARS, RESTAURANTS
• Courier News: Elgin-area salons, barbers, gyms, spas and retailers reopen Friday: ‘Give us the rules ... let us make a living’

• Kane County Connects: CITY OF ELGIN ACQUIRES 4,800 FACE COVERINGS FOR DISTRIBUTION TO SENIORS
• Daily Herald: Elgin distributing face masks to seniors after donation

• Courier News: With most people staying home, residents directing their coronavirus questions to Elgin City Hall

• Courier News: 10 people from Elgin/South Elgin dead of COVID-19 in last week; Kane County total now 153, coroner says

• Daily Herald: Elgin launches Spanish web resources, video series

• Daily Herald: Elgin COVID Response Fund established for nonprofits
• Courier News: Donations sought for new Elgin Covid Response Fund to help people struggling to pay bills during pandemic

• 6 people from Elgin/South Elgin die from coronavirus in last week; Elgin launches online COVID-19 dashboard

• Daily Herald: Editorial: Local governments showing public sector, too, must endure job, pay cuts
• Daily Herald: Elgin furloughs some employees through 2020 due to COVID-19
• Daily Herald: Nightmare on Chicago Street, Fourth of July events canceled in Elgin
• Courier News: Elgin cancels outdoor fests, cuts city staff pay and won’t open pools, zoo as part of cost-saving measures

• COVID-19 HOSPITALS / HEALTH CARE — ELGIN FIRE CHIEF: OLD SHERMAN WILL NOT OPEN AS ALTERNATIVE HOSPITAL UNLESS NECESSARY

• Daily Herald:  Two more Elgin firefighters test positive for COVID-19
• Kane County Connects: 2 MORE ELGIN FIREFIGHTERS TEST POSITIVE FOR COVID-19
• Courier News: Third Elgin firefighters tests positive for COVID-19

• Courier News: Second Elgin firefighter tests positive for COVID-19, city officials prepare for people violating state mask order

April 2020

• Be on the lookout for scams involving home repairs, coronavirus and stimulus checks, Elgin police specialist says

4/28/20: City of Elgin Golf Courses to Open with Limited Services May 1

• Daily Herald: $18M in construction is done for COVID-19 facility in Elgin, but opening’s on hold

• Daily Herald: Elgin firefighter tests positive, is in isolation
• Courier News: Elgin firefighter tests positive for coronavirus, fire chief says

• Courier News: Elgin scales back bond sale for water and sewer projects in face of uncertain financial situation from COVID-19 losses

• Daily Herald: Expanded COVID-19 testing comes to suburban clinics, with appointments
• Kane County Connects: COVID-19 HOSPITALS / HEALTH CARE — VNA, GREATER ELGIN FAMILY CARE OPEN TESTING CENTERS

• Courier News: Two more Elgin firefighters in isolation for coronavirus but number of COVID-19 calls declining, fire chief says

• Daily Herald: Workers going 24/7 to reopen former Elgin hospital site for possible COVID-19 patients

• Daily Herald: Elgin arts nonprofit donates hundreds of art kits
• Courier News: Transforming old Sherman Hospital into COVID-19 overflow facility has been ‘challenging’ but on schedule, officials say

• Daily Herald: Elgin ’well-positioned’ to face economic shutdown in near term
• Courier News: Elgin in good position to handle coronavirus’ economic hits for short term, new analysis says
• Kane County Connects: COVID-19 COMMUNITIES: ELGIN OFFICIALS SAY CITY IS ‘WELL POSITIONED’ TO WITHSTAND FINANCIAL IMPACT OF CORONAVIRUS

• Courier news: Elgin domestic violence and family disturbance calls up 56% in weeks since coronavirus pandemic started

• Courier News: Three more coronavirus deaths reported in Elgin; Kane County case count now at 416
• Daily Herald: Elgin emergency responders get some protections under coronavirus act

• Daily Herald: Elgin mayor urges use of face coverings
• Kane County Connects: COVID-19 COMMUNITIES: ELGIN MAYOR URGES ALL TO WEAR MASKS, FACE COVERINGS

• WGN: Exclusive look inside upcoming alternate care facility at old Sherman Hospital

• Courier News: Coronavirus roundup: Easter Bunny doing South Elgin tour by car, bulk waste collection suspended in Elgin, more

• Daily Herald: Some suburbs embrace kids’ birthday parades, others stay away during COVID-19

• Courier News: Elgin’s police chief says cops now wearing protective gear on all calls, urges residents to report large groups and be aware of scams

• Nine more Kane County residents dead of coronavirus, including three from Elgin, coroner says

• Daily Herald: Second civilian in Elgin Police Department tests positive for COVID-19
• Courier News: Second Elgin Police Department civilian employee tests positive for coronavirus

• Daily Herald: Suburbs get coronavirus relief grants
• Courier News (4/5): Coronavirus cases climbs by six in Elgin, 21 in Kane County; Elgin to receive $510,000 in federal relief money

• Courier News: Old Sherman Hospital could have as many as 250 beds when it reopens April 24 as overflow medical facility
• Courier News: New dashboard breaks down coronavirus cases in Kane County by number, sex and age group — 28 in Elgin as of Thursday

• Daily Herald: Civilian employee of Elgin Police Department tests positive for COVID-19
• Courier News (4/3): Civilian employee for the Elgin Police Department tests positive for coronavirus
• Patch (4/3): Coronavirus: Elgin Police Civilian Employee Tests Positive

• Courier News: Elgin Fire Department adjusting rules to lower staff exposure to COVID-19 patients, preserve protective gear
• Courier News: Elgin roundup: Elgin has 17 confirmed COVID-19 cases; New Life Covenant working on temporary daytime homeless shelter
• Daily Herald:  Elgin to hold virtual council meetings in April

3/31: Not news release related

• Courier News: Parade of city vehicles in Elgin’s Historic District a way to ‘light up the day’ for those at sheltering at home
• Daily Herald: Elgin’s "Light Up the Day" parade cheers up residents, participants

3/30: Not news release related

• Courier News: Elgin holding a ‘Light Up the Day’ parade Tuesday to raise spirits — but keep social distance — during coronavirus outbreak
• Courier News: Three Elgin men among the seven coronavirus deaths reported in Kane County, coroner says
• Aurora Beacon News: Seven deaths from coronavirus confirmed in Kane County

03/30: Old Sherman Hospital in Elgin Being Converted for Overflow Capacity

• Daily Herald: Shuttered Elgin hospital could reopen to treat coronavirus patients & Army corps rushing to convert Elgin hospital site into facility for COVID-19 patients
• Courier News: Elgin’s former Sherman Hospital to become overflow COVID-19 patient facility
• Daily Chronicle: Former Advocate Sherman facility in Elgin to reopen to help hospitals with coronavirus surge capacity

03/27: Not news release related

• Courier News: Elgin working hard to get the word out about not gathering in groups at parks, doing social distancing outside, officials say

03/27: Elgin allows curbside take out and delivery sales

• Daily Herald: Elgin allows delivery, curbside pickup of alcohol
• Courier News: Elgin to allow sale of alcohol in curbside pickup, delivery services of local establishments

03/26: Not news release related

• Courier News: Two more Elgin firefighters put in isolation because of coronavirus as police and fire ramp up efforts to keep staff safe

03/25: Elgin Earth Month Events Cancelled or Postponed, Some to be Offered Online

• Daily Herald: Elgin Earth Month celebrations canceled, some events moved online due to COVID-19
• Courier News: Coronavirus roundup: Elgin downtown restaurants offering Lent specials, Earth Month events canceled or moved online

03/24: City of Elgin Launches Resource Mapping Hub

• Daily Herald: Elgin keeps residents informed with online videos, mapping hub & Where to find county-by-county and maybe even suburb-by-suburb COVID-19 data
• Engaging Local Government Leaders (ELGL) (4/1/20): Elgin, IL Interactive Mapping Hub

03/23: Elgin Facility Closures and Programming Cancellations Extended

03/20: Elgin Mayor Announces Emergency Loan to Food For Greater Elgin

• Daily Herald: Elgin gives $150K emergency loan to food pantry
• Courier News: Elgin coronavirus roundup: Elgin provides food pantry with $150,000 emergency loan, East Dundee shuts down all buildings

03/20: Four Elgin Firefighters in Temporary Isolation

• Courier News: Four Elgin firefighters placed in isolation after contact with child who tested positive for coronavirus

03/16: Elgin Closes Remainder of City Facilities to the Public, Cancels Public Meetings

• Daily Herald: Elgin closures, changes to procedures due to COVID-19
• Courier News: Elgin coronavirus roundup: No Catholic Masses through April, senior shopping hours at Fresh Market, council meeting canceled

03/15: Elgin Parks and Recreation Closes Facilities, Cancels Classes and Programs Through End of March

• Daily Herald: Elgin rec facilities closed due to COVID-19
• Courier News: Elgin shuts down rec centers and golf courses; Dundee park district cancels programs, closes buildings

03/13: Elgin Mayor Declares State of Emergency Over Coronavirus and Elgin Parks and Recreation Department Cancels Classes and Programming

• Daily Herald: Elgin mayor signs emergency proclamation
• Courier News: Elgin mayor issues ‘proclamation of emergency’ as city cancels large public events and announces other coronavirus precautions

03/12: City of Elgin Taking Action to Slow Spread of Coronavirus/COVID-19

• Daily Herald: Elgin police limiting contact due to COVID-19

03/12: Elgin Fire Department Promotional Ceremony Cancelled

• Daily Herald: Elgin fire department cancels promotion ceremony

03/10: A Message about Coronavirus/COVID-19

• Daily Herald: Elgin providing hand sanitizing, asking screening questions

03/02: Community Notification - Coronavirus Information

January

01/31: Community Notification