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The Downtown Neighborhood Association of Elgin (DNA) won’t be evicted during the holidays after its lease with the city of Elgin was extended 60 days to give the nonprofit time to move into a new location.

Elgin decided not to renew DNA’s lease and gave the organization notice on Oct. 30 to leave the city-owned property at 31 S. Grove Avenue by the end of December.

“I recognize it’s a very difficult time to transition while DNA is continuing to add value to our city,” said City Councilman Corey Dixon at Wednesday’s council meeting. “I hate that we are here. I don’t think we should be here. But we are where we are for a number of reasons.”

The focus, however, is “to give DNA the space to vacate the property in a way that’s not disruptive to t

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