On Saturday, Dec. 10, Judson University in Elgin will welcome Dr. Adam C. Wright, president of Dallas Baptist University, as the keynote speaker during fall commencement exercises.
Judson University senior Rebecca Colson Hall received the Abraham Lincoln Civic Engagement Award. Every fall, a meritorious senior from each of the four-year, degree-granting colleges and universities in Illinois is awarded the Abraham Lincoln Civic Engagement Award and becomes a Student Laureate.
Handel’s Messiah will get a slightly different spin next week when more than a half dozen Elgin-area orchestras and choirs come together to perform the holiday favorite and those in the audience get to add their voices as well.
There s one holiday tradition that without fail Elgin resident Mally Miceli never misses: participating in a sing-along Messiah. "For years, my family and I would trek to Chicago to participate in the annual sing-along," Miceli said. "About four years ago, we were driving back from the city and my daughter asked, why don t we do this in Elgin? "