ELGIN — For the past six years, Alfredo Garcia has done his part to help clean up the city, one jail cell at a time. As a janitor for the Elgin Police Department, he has been witness to some of the very worst …
Pool cleaner's job isn't all wetThe Courier NewsThe routine maintenance isn't too taxing, Gray says, but ripping out old pool bottoms and replacing liners can be "a job." He remembers one Elgin house in …
Roadkill cleanup: Smelly and occasionally weirdThe Courier NewsELGIN — Picking up roadkill can be a stinky, dirty job, especially in summer. On one particular occasion for …
Janitor sees grimy side of crimeThe Courier NewsAs a janitor for the Elgin Police Department, he has been witness to some of the very worst displays of human behavior, and sometimes having to endure …
It's all in a day's work for a window washerThe Courier NewsI started doing this when I was 12 or 13 as a summer job, and I kept doing it after I graduated from Elgin High." He declined to say how much he gets paid, …and more »
