Two new members—Thomas Ibis and Alvis Prince—were appointed to the Elgin City Council on January 5 to fill the two Ward 3 vacancies until the May election. The two new members participated in their first meeting on January 18. Last year, former Ward 3 council member Daniel Lopez did not run for re-election, and no one applied to be a candidate in the election for that position. Then, former Ward 3 council member Brad Jones resigned from the council in October to focus more on his family. In late November, the City of Elgin opened applications to fill the two vacant seats ...