Elgin is a city straddling the Fox River in Kane and Cook counties, about 35 miles northwest of downtown Chicago. With a population of about 114,000, it is the largest city in Kane County and the eighth-largest in Illinois. The first city in Illinois to adopt council-manager government (1954), Elgin is home to School District U-46 (the state's largest unit district), the Elgin Symphony Orchestra, Grand Victoria Casino, and the historic Elgin National Watch Company legacy.
The Elgin City Council is debating ordinance to create a city ID program and a legal defense fund for immigrants detained by ICE.
A revamped "business" webpage is giving Carpentersville an online presence officials hope will be a boon for economic development.
Elgin Community College will use $2 million in federal funding to buy equipment for new Manufacturing and Technology Center.