Elgin Submitted Content
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Kane County offers $755,000 Food and Farm Resiliency Grant Program to support local growersSep 26, 2024 11:13 pm - The Kane County Food and Farm Resiliency Grant Program is now open for applications, offering $755,000 in financial assistance to local food-growing businesses and nonprofits impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Award-winning entertainer Daryl Nitz hosts 16th annual Elgin Short Film Festival Oct. 5Sep 24, 2024 5:42 pm - The Elgin Short Film Festival will celebrate its 16th year at the Hemmens Cultural Center on Saturday, Oct. 5, with live in-theater and at-home virtual screenings.
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The Literacy Connection celebrates 40th anniversary with free event on Sept. 26Sep 24, 2024 4:22 pm - To commemorate its 40th anniversary, the Literacy Connection will host a celebration and resource fair with community organizations onThursday, Sept. 26, at the Centre of Elgin’s Heritage Ballroom.
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League of Women Voters to host candidate forums for Kane County offices and state House Districts 65, 70Sep 23, 2024 6:09 pm - The Leagues of Women Voters of the Aurora Area, Elgin Area, and Central Kane County will co-host hybrid candidate forums on Sept. 30-Oct. 1. It’s a chance to hear from candidates in contested Kane County races, as well as candidates running to represent state House Districts 65 and 70.
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Elgin Community College Humanities Center hosts panel discussion on ‘Civility in Politics’Sep 20, 2024 1:06 pm - On Tuesday, Sept. 24, Elgin Community College invites the public to its Humanities Center Speaker Series event, “Democratic Discord: Civility in Politics.”
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Illinois State Treasurer’s Hispanic Heritage Month awards go to Aurora alderman and Elgin psychologistSep 19, 2024 9:04 pm - Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs recently presented awards to eight community leaders from throughout Illinois recognized as part of Hispanic Heritage Month.
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The Atrium at Oak Crest marks its 120th anniversarySep 19, 2024 3:39 pm - The Atrium at Oak Crest in Elgin hosted a ribbon cutting with supporters, residents, friends, staff and Elgin Area and Northern Kane County chamber members and ambassadors for its 120th anniversary and new memorial rock garden dedication on Sept. 12
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Marklund residents face off in end-of-season baseball gameSep 19, 2024 2:54 pm - Residents from two of Marklund’s facilities — the Hyde Center in Geneva and the Wasmond Center in Elgin — faced each other in a Crosstown Classic-style baseball game, a...
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Celebrate Summer’s Last Hurrah! with Elgin Rotary Sept. 27-28Sep 19, 2024 12:47 pm - The Rotary Club of Elgin is hosting “Summer’s Last Hurrah!,” an end-of-season celebration on Sept. 27-28.
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Elgin church to host classical and sacred duets for piano and organ Sept. 21Sep 18, 2024 12:59 pm - First Congregational Church of Elgin is hosting a concert with the Neufeld Brothers Duo on Saturday, Sept. 21.