Northwest Suburban Insider » Elgin

Kane Co. Passes Resolution Backing 2nd Amendment

Drew — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:03:49 +0000

-crossposted from the Beacon News:

GENEVA — It took three votes — including one that went to a chairman’s tiebreaker — but a non-binding resolution in support of the Second Amendment won Kane County Board approval Tuesday.

The 19-4 vote, with one member voting present, didn’t come without some jousting by board members. Drawn up as a general recitation of the constitution’s guarantee of freedom to keep and bear arms, the resolution weathered one attempt to table it for more discussion and one member’s effort to strengthen its opposition to restrictive gun legislation…(read full)

ECC Referendum is on

Drew — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:14:55 +0000

-crossposted from the Daily Herald:

Elgin Community College trustees unanimously decided Tuesday to draft a referendum request for the April 7 ballot.

They will ask for the sale of $178 million in bonds - used to fund the first portion of a $387 million master plan to fully update the college by 2030.

The request, according to college estimates, works out to about 3.5 cents per $100 of equalized assessed valuation, or EAV. For the owner of a $200,000 home, taxes would increase by approximately $23 each year; for the owner of a $350,000 home, about $40.

The bonds would go toward purchasing land adjacent to ECC’s Elgin campus; expanding and redesigning its library; updating parking lots and reconfiguring traffic patterns on campus; renovating its student resource center; and adding a new training facility for police, firefighters and emergency management technicians…(read full)

Shirley Rauschenberger Files to Replace Wegman for County Board District 20

Drew — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 00:28:29 +0000

Earlier this after precinct committeeman of Elgin township voted unanimously place Shirely Rauschenberger on the ballot for Kane County Board District 20 this November. The ballot position was recently vacated by Larry Wegman, citing family concerns.

More here soon.

Shirley Rauschenberger files for County Board District 20

Larry Wegman Calls Off Kane County Board Run (Elgin)

Drew — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:38:49 +0000

-crossposted from the Sun-Times News Group

ELGIN — It appears the race for Kane County Board District 20, on Elgin’s northeast side, is down to two candidates after Republican Larry Wegman announced Tuesday he is dropping out of the race.

Wegman, who was set to face Democrat Cristina Castro and Green Party candidate Julie Schmitt in the general election, said in a letter Tuesday that he is no longer in the running.

“Due to my increasing responsibilities of caring for my 92-year-old mother, combined with other family duties, I have withdrawn as Republican candidate,” Wegman stated in the letter.

Wegman, of Elgin, has served in local offices, including on the Gail Borden Public Library board.

In the February primary election, Castro defeated incumbent Democrat Jesus de la Isla.

Schmitt is a member of the Gifford Park Association.