National Night Out draws big crowd in Elgin Officer Edwin Alva, facing in center, and Officer Miguel Barron join in a line dance during a National Night Out celebration in Elgin Tuesday. Alva is the resident officer for the neighborhood and helped organized the event. The Elgin Police Department hosted seven events in neighborhoods around the city. Rick West | Staff Photographer Camila Howard, 5, dances while perched on her dad Emmanuel's shoulders during Tuesday's National Night Out celebration in Elgin. They were waiting in line to get her face painted. Rick West | Staff Photographer Beatriz Huerto joins about 50 others in a big Zumba class during a National Night Out celebration in Elgin Tuesday. About 1000 people attended the event.