Discuss downtown issues with Police Chief Jeff Swoboda at Out to Lunch
 This month's Out to Lunch event serves as our first quarter Downtown Block-by-Block Neighborhood Meeting with special guests Police Chief Jeff Swoboda and our downtown patrol officers. We will discuss important neighborhood issues relevant to downtown residents, employees, business owners and customers.
The discussion is part of our Out to Lunch series and takes place Monday, March 26 at Noon at Elgin Public House, 219 E. Chicago Street.
For $12 per person (cash only, tax & tip included) guests will enjoy Greg's special Pasta Buffet as well as your choice of fountain drinks, water and other non-alcoholic beverages.
Please RSVP ONLINE no later than Friday, March 23 at 5PM or call 847-488-1456 or email jpawlowski@elginil.org. Include any specific questions or issues you would like to discuss at the meeting.
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Downtown Construction Update Meeting: April 10
Downtown stakeholders and interested residents are invited to attend an update meeting regarding construction projects happening in and around downtown in 2012. The meeting will be held on April 10, 6:30 to 8:30PM at the Centre of Elgin, 100 Symphony Way in downtown Elgin.
Representatives from each project's management team will be on hand to provide project overviews, including construction schedules, detour routes and other important information. The projects to be covered are:
- Riverside Drive Promenade - James McDonough, IHC Construction & Tim King, Hitchcock Design Group
- Downtown Streetscape Phase V - Brian Fairwood, TranSystems
- Kimball Street Bridge Resurfacing - Joe Evers, City of Elgin
- Elgin Artspace Lofts - John Shales, Shales McNutt Construction
- Other projects happening around the downtown - Joe Evers, City of Elgin
Please RSVP ONLINE to attend or call (847) 488-1456 or email downtownelgin@gmail.com.
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New Resources for Downtown Businesses
& Property Owners
Complimentary Business Consultations
 Traci Ellis of Launch Therapy and Dominic Sorresso of Windy City Coaching are serving as our "in-house" business coach partners in 2012. DNA member businesses are eligible to receive a complimentary one-hour consultation with either Traci or Dominic as part of their 2012 membership benefits. The session may be used for an overall assessment of your business or to address a specific issue. The goal is for you to leave the session with some action items that will help you grow your business. There is also the opportunity to participate in small group coaching sessions with other downtown businesses. To set up your complimentary session, contact us at (847) 488-1456 or downtownelgin@gmail.com. Not a DNA member or need to renew? Click here > Downtown Resource Center 
Within the DNA office is an area called the Downtown Resource Center. The purpose of the DRC is to provide current and prospective downtown business owners and property owners access to resources about small business development, property improvement, sustainability and historic preservation that are specific to downtown Elgin. This project is headed up by the DNA's Design Committee, and new resources and literature are added weekly. Stop in during normal office hours to browse the resources or contact us to make an appointment to discuss specific property or business development issues. SAVE THE DATE! Small Business Energy Savings Workshop on April 19 DNA and the Gail Borden Library are partnering to present a free workshop for small businesses about reducing energy usage with free energy assessments, energy saving products, recommended energy-efficiency capital-investment improvements and rebates of up to 60% off improvement costs. The program is a special service of the ComEd and the Nicor Gas Energy Efficiency Program.
Thursday, April 19 | 7 - 8 pm | Gail Borden Public Library
Register by calling Gail Borden at 847-429-4597.
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DOWNTOWN ONLINE & PRINTED DIRECTORIES
Reply by March 30
All downtown businesses will have a basic listing in the online directory; DNA member businesses receive an enhanced listing with links to web and social sites.
We will also be printing our annual directory brochure and map in the second quarter of 2012. We typically print 15,000-20,000 of these and distribute them through mailings, special events, local hotels, conferences, etc. The cost for this marketing opportunity is $35 for DNA members and $65 for non-members. Please indicate your participation in the printed directory via the online form link above. We will bill you for the listing.
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DOWNTOWN MADNESS: Downtown vs Crosstown
All downtown businesses and residents are encouraged to participate in Downtown Madness: Downtown vs Crosstown. We are entering Round 2 of the tournament where 4 downtown restaurants and 4 crosstown restaurants face off in an Elite 8 match-up of their signature dishes.
and stop in any participating venue or the DNA office for your EAT 16 punchcard - eat at all 16 venues throughout the course of the tournament and get a t-shirt!
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ELECTRIC AGGREGATION IN ELGIN
The March 20 ballot asks voters to give the city of Elgin authority to create an electric aggregation program. If that ballot measure is approved, the city will seek bids from electricity suppliers other than ComEd to obtain lower electricity rates for city residences and small businesses. Any person who wishes to keep receiving electricity from ComEd may choose to do so by "opting out" of the program. Voters will have the choice to approve electric aggregation for Elgin on the March 20 ballot.
For more information, visit
cityofelgin.org/aggregate
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CONTACT DNA
Tonya Hudson
Executive Director
Jason Pawlowski
Promotions Coordinator
Sue Shipyor
Administrative Assistant
Downtown Neighborhood Association (DNA)
Elgin Tower Building, 1st flr
2 Douglas Avenue
(847) 488-1456
Fax (847) 488-1449
Office Hours:
Monday-Friday
8:30AM to 5:30PM
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