Elgin Jobs

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 »

Lawmakers from Genoa area divided over Amtrak routeThe Courier NewsMALTA — Unless Genoa-South Elgin and Belvidere-Rockford interests can reach some kind of agreement on where …

An elbow-to-elbow start to D300 school yearThe Courier NewsAt the end of the 2009-10 school year, transportation was cut for the District 300's preschool, Elgin Community College and Ombudsman Alternative Education …

D300 hires back more teachers than it expectedThe Courier NewsAs of Tuesday, Elgin School District U46 had rehired 442 members of its teachers union to full-time positions. U46 released more than 700 teachers at the …and more »

Pols disagree — but agree state's situation is direThe Courier NewsSteve Rauschenberger, R-Elgin. Holmes, an Aurora Democrat, said the Senate has focused on job creation to stem the flow of jobs either leaving the state or …and more »

Unemployment dips in Carpentersville, ElginThe Courier NewsStill, first-time claims remain elevated, pointing to a sluggish job market. Separately, the Conference Board, a private research group, said its gauge of …and more »

Nursing home eyeing a site in South ElginThe Courier NewsOn completion, it would provide 200 jobs in the region, he added. There is additional Abbott-owned land adjacent to the property that could be marketed to …