Elgin Watchman

Send us Fan Mail Tia attends another LONG Elgin Sustainability Commission meeting in April and summarizes it perfectly. She and Erik then spend the rest of their time talking about the soon-to-be-proposed "Single-Use Plastic Bag Fee" in Elgin, Illinois  . . . Coming soon to a city council meeting soon ( if city staff let it see the light of day ) . . . and a little something-something ab...

Send us Fan Mail Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker's public health emergency will expire soon and so will special provisions allowing elected and appointed officials to meet virtually. Needless to say, there is confusion about what this means for the City of Elgin's advisory boards ( e.g. Sustainability Commission, Human Relations Commission, etc ) and their respective initiatives. In this...

Send us Fan Mail Erik attended the Elgin Sustainability Commission meeting on March 8th. He efficiently reviews the long list of topics touched upon during that meeting. ( albeit, not as efficiently as Tia did in the previous episode for the February meeting ) Single-Use Bag Fee Review   Climate Action Plan for the Chicago Region & Elgin Sustainability Action Plan   Commissioner Survey   Nativ...

Send us Fan Mail Tia attended the Elgin Sustainability Commission meeting on February 15th. She efficiently reviews the long list of topics touched upon during that meeting.  Climate Crisis Plan Elgin Earth Month Plastic Bag Tax Elgin's Tree Bank Planting program Elgin Township's funding request for a native plants project Local business' grant request to promote eco-friendly, zero...

Send us Fan Mail Meet the hosts of the Elgin Watchman podcast, Tia Aagesen and Erik Anderson, and learn a few interesting tidbits about what motivated them to embark on this project.   Interesting tidbits . . . This podcast was inspired by the Elgin Watchman newspaper, which publishing  in 1865 in Elgin, Illinois.  Originally published under the name of the " Second District Democrat " b...

Send us Fan Mail Erik attended Waste Management's ( aka WM ) virtual Sustainability Forum  on February 9th. He shares a few of his big picture takeaways with Tia in this episode around collaboration, accountability, and how it relates backs to our community.