20th Trivia Bee raises money for adult literacy programs
A volunteer gave Carlos Trujillo a gift that cannot be returned or exchanged. He taught Trujillo how to read. The volunteer from Bartlett worked with The Literacy Connection in Elgin,...
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Flea market raises money for Elgin High School
Losing an hour of sleep for daylight savings time didn't stop bargain hunters from filling up the parking lot at Elgin High School by 8 a.m. on Sunday, to claim...
Competitive robotics turns academics into sport
Early Saturday morning, parents and spectators filed into the gymnasium at Einstein Academy, 747 Davis Road in Elgin and settled into the bleachers. A coach made opening remarks and everyone...
Garden Club book offers look at Elgin, women’s roles over past century
To commemorate the anniversary of its founding a century ago, the Elgin Garden Club has published a history of the group that paints a picture of what was happening in...
Elgin Garden Club speaker will discuss why plants matter
The director of London's Kew Royal Botanic Gardens is scheduled to speak about the group's conservation efforts at the Gail Borden Public Library. Elgin Garden Club member Reda Anderson said...
Elgin lecture focuses on Shakespeare and gardens
Since gardens played a major role in William Shakespeare's plays, Laura Mueller, a lecturer from the Art Institute of Chicago, decided it was only fitting that she make that her...
Back-to-School Bash helps prepare Elgin kids for school year
As families arrived at the Boys and Girls Club of Elgin, Len Losik looked up at the cloudy sky and hoped the weather would cooperate for the inaugural Back-to-School Bash...
Boys and Girls Club hosts back-to-school bash Saturday
With a new school year about to begin, the Boys and Girls Club of Elgin is hosting its first annual Back-to-School Bash on Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.,...
Elgin Garden Club hosts lecture about Chicago’s storied parks
Behind Chicago's neighborhood parks and beautiful gardens is a storied history. Julia Bachrach, Chicago Park District historian and preservationist, and author of "The City in a Garden," presented a lecture...
Fire department legacy long in West Dundee
The original firehouse in West Dundee may be demolished this summer, but its long history will live on in the memories of Kevin Rynders. Rynders' father Russ, who owned a...