News
Press Releases, News Articles and Community Notifications
August 2020
8/7/20: No news release related
- Kane County Connects: COVID-19 MOBILE TESTING RETURNS THIS WEEKEND (AUG. 7-9) WITH SITES IN CARPENTERSVILLE, ELGIN
- Kane County Connects: KANE RESIDENTS ELIGIBLE FOR $5,000 EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE — APPLY AUG. 10!
- Univision: Te contamos sobre el Centro de la Esperanza de Lurie Children's Hospital y cómo ayudará a los niños
8/6/20: No news release related
- Courier News: District 301 to offer mix of in-person and remote learning when school starts Aug. 31
- Kane County Connects: COVID-19 KANE COUNTY: CASES INCREASE BY 80; 1 NEW DEATH REPORTED
- Daily Herald: Free COVID-19 testing offered in Carpentersville, Elgin
8/4/20: No news release related
8/3/20: No news release related
- Courier News: Suburbs didn’t want to be linked with Chicago over coronavirus restrictions. Now many areas are showing positivity rates higher than the city.
July 2020
7/30/20: No news release related
7/28/20: No news release related
7/26/20: No news release related
- Courier News: Hundreds of Elgin-area businesses, organizations awarded $150,000 or more in PPP loans
7/24/20: No news release related
- Kane County Connects: MOBILE COVID-19 TESTING EVENTS SET JULY 27-AUG. 2 THROUGHOUT KANE COUNTY
- Courier News: Mobile unit offering free coronavirus testing in Kane County
- Daily Herald: Elgin council OKs support for arts operations during COVID-19
7/20/20: No news release related
7/16/20: No news release related
7/5/20: No news release related
- Courier News: Elgin libraries, museums to reopen beginning Monday, but ‘things will not look the same,' officials say
7/2/20: No news release related
- Courier News: Municipalities challenge Kane’s plan to release of fed COVID-19 relief money, saying numbers are off and process too slow
7/1/20: Elgin to Open City Playgrounds, Urges Discretion
- Kane County Connects: ELGIN OPENS PLAYGROUNDS BUT URGES SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
June 2020
6/30/20: No news release related
- Kane County Connects: Elgin Mayor Ends State of Emergency Powers
- Kane County Connects: ELGIN CITY HALL, 2 PARKS FACILITIES TO REOPEN JUNE 29 WITH SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
6/23/20: No news release related
6/19/20: No news release related
- Courier News: Elgin delays police applicant deadline because of coronavirus challenges, desire to find more female and minority candidates
6/15/20: No news release related
- Courier News: Kane County reports 11 deaths from COVID-19 in last week, coroner says; weekly death, case numbers are dropping
6/9/20: No news release related
- Courier News: Coronavirus updates: 8 deaths from Elgin and South Elgin and 20 overall in Kane County in last week
- Daily Herald: Elgin to give out 300 yard signs supporting essential workers
- Courier News: City of Elgin organizing effort to thank essential workers in the pandemic with the use of banners and yard signs
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
5/21/20: No news release related
- Courier News: With most people staying home, residents directing their coronavirus questions to Elgin City Hall
5/19/20: No news release related
- 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
5/12/2020: No news release related
5/11/2020: Elgin Initiating Third Round of Expenditure Reductions in Response to Coronavirus Pandemic
- 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
05/07/2020: Coronavirus Update: May 6, 2020
- 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
5/1/20: Facebook Live Q&A with Elgin Public Safety Chiefs
- Courier News: Second Elgin firefighter tests positive for COVID-19, city officials prepare for people violating state mask order
April 2020
4/28/20: No news related
4/28/20: City of Elgin Golf Courses to Open with Limited Services May 1
4/24/20: No news release related
- Daily Herald: Elgin firefighter tests positive, is in isolation
- Courier News: Elgin firefighter tests positive for coronavirus, fire chief says
4/23/20: No news release related
- Courier News: Elgin scales back bond sale for water and sewer projects in face of uncertain financial situation from COVID-19 losses
4/20/20: No news release related
- 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
4/16/20: No news release related
- Daily Herald: Workers going 24/7 to reopen former Elgin hospital site for possible COVID-19 patients
4/15/20: No news release related
- 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
4/14/2020: No news release related
- Courier news: Elgin domestic violence and family disturbance calls up 56% in weeks since coronavirus pandemic started
4/13/2020: No news release related
- 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
4/10/2020: Mayor Kaptain Urges All to Wear Masks
- Daily Herald: Elgin mayor urges use of face coverings
- Kane County Connects: COVID-19 COMMUNITIES: ELGIN MAYOR URGES ALL TO WEAR MASKS, FACE COVERINGS
4/10/2020: No news release related
4/9/2020: No news release related
- Courier News: Coronavirus roundup: Easter Bunny doing South Elgin tour by car, bulk waste collection suspended in Elgin, more
4/8/2020: No news release related
4/7/2020: No news release related
4/6/2020: No news release related
- 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
4/3/2020: No news release related
- 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
4/1/2020: Elgin Facility Closures and Programming Cancellations Extended, Council Meetings to Occur Virtually
- 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
March 2020
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
03/02: Community Notification - Coronavirus Information
January
01/31: Community Notification