The Housing Authority of Elgin has big plans to update Central Park Tower, the affordable senior housing complex along Route 31. September 5, 2012 | Sun-Times Media~File Photo
Looking across the Fox River at the West Wind Towers and Buena Vista Tower on State Street in Elgin. The Elgin Fire Department has been working this year to address fire safety issues at the city's high rises. November 27, 2012 | Michael Smart~Sun-Times Media
The Professional Building at 165 Division Street in Elgin. The Elgin Fire Department is working with the owners and property managers the building and four other high-rises in Elgin recommending safety conditions. November 27, 2012 | Michael Smart~Sun-Times Media
The Tower Building at 100 East Chicago Street in Elgin towers over the city since the late 1920's. The Elgin Fire Department has been working this year to address fire safety issues at the city's high rises. November 27, 2012 | Michael Smart~Sun-Times Media
The Elgin Tower Building water extinguisher system needs updating with more water pressure. November 7, 2012 |Sun-Times Media~File Photo
The Professional Building at 165 Division Street in Elgin. The Elgin Fire Department is working with the owners and property managers the building and four other high-rises in Elgin recommending safety conditions. November 27, 2012 | Michael Smart~Sun-Times Media
The Tower Building at 100 East Chicago Street in Elgin towers over the city since the late 1920's. The Elgin Fire Department has been working this year to address fire safety issues at the city's high rises. November 27, 2012 | Michael Smart~Sun-Times Media
The Elgin Tower Building water extinguisher system needs updating with more water pressure. November 7, 2012 |Sun-Times Media~File Photo
The Housing Authority of Elgin has big plans to update Central Park Tower, the affordable senior housing complex along Route 31. September 5, 2012 | Sun-Times Media~File Photo
Looking across the Fox River at the West Wind Towers and Buena Vista Tower on State Street in Elgin. The Elgin Fire Department has been working this year to address fire safety issues at the city's high rises. November 27, 2012 | Michael Smart~Sun-Times Media
ELGIN — The city’s fire department has been spending a lot of time this year working with the owners and property managers of five high-rises in Elgin to improve life-safety conditions in the buildings. The department wants those changes to be made, or at least …
