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Hometown Christmas Parade Committee presents check

Mayor Jerry Weiers and other members of the Hometown Christmas Parade Committee recently presented Hope for Hunger Food Bank representatives with a donation of $30,000 from proceeds of the ninth ....

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Skating in the park, downtown shopping and more: Memories of Christmases past

Posted12/15/2020 6:00 AM
The sights, sounds, and smells of the holidays are some of our most special memories. This is certainly the case for some longtime Elgin area residents when it comes to remembering the holiday seasons of the 1950s and 1960s.
It was a time when Elgin was one-third of its present size and seeing a neighbor or friend as you went about your daily business was a commonplace event. It was a time when locally owned department stores such as Ackemann s and Spiess dominated the downtown, and ice skating at Lords Park provided a Norman Rockwell-type scene.

Here are some cherished memories from a few Elgin residents. Readers who grew up elsewhere will certainly have similar special memories of their own. ....

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