When 9-year-old Willa Peabody helps lay a wreath in memory of those lost in the line of duty during the Memorial Day ceremony at Bluff City Cemetery in Elgin, she'll be the fifth generation in her family to do so.
The trademark cakes, cookies and paczkis made by Herb’s Bakery on Elgin’s west side are still being sold at the longtime store despite no member of the Schwartz family shop still being involved.
Elgin City Councilman Steve Thoren, who has a special affection for the one Elgin's founding families, spearheaded an effort to move a monument to William Wing moved to a more prominent spot in Wing Park.
“Windy City Rehab” star Alison Victoria not only helped kick off Habitat for Humanity’s annual Women Build campaign for the Northern Fox Valley group this week, she’ll be back this summer to film work on their Elgin build site for her HGTV show.
Ten heirloom violins played by musicians before and during the Holocaust, instruments that symbolize the strength, resilience and hope of the Jewish people, are part of a traveling exhibit on display at Elgin’s Gail Borden Public Library.