South Elgin Entertainment
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Daily Herald photo contest winners for September 2025Oct 09, 2025 9:16 am - The winning entries in the Daily Herald’s amateur photo contest for September range from graceful egrets to tenacious porcupines.
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Pumpkin Patch Festival returns with pet parade, crafts and moreSep 27, 2025 12:12 am - South Elgin's annual Pumpkin Patch Festival on Oct. 4 features pumpkin decorating contest, pet costume parade, hay pyramid, and fall festivities.
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Luke Bryan and fans team up to provide 6,000 meals for hungry families in Northern IllinoisSep 26, 2025 7:10 pm - Luke Bryan's Farm Tour stop in Prairie Grove collected over 7,600 pounds of food donations for Northern Illinois Food Bank, providing over 6,000 meals to fight hunger.
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Share your community event in Daily Herald’s 2025 Holiday Happenings guideSep 25, 2025 10:25 pm - Nonprofits and community organizations can submit their Thanksgiving 5Ks, craft fairs, holiday fests, tree lightings, holiday walks, Nutcracker shows, Breakfast with Santa, or other family events for free by Oct. 12 on the Daily Herald's online calendar.
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Fall festival to honor law enforcement Saturday in South ElginSep 25, 2025 4:45 pm - We Back the Blue Fall Fest will honor local law enforcement from noon to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, at Panton Mill Park in South Elgin.
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Volunteers to repaint historic Pioneer Sholes School museum fence in St. CharlesSep 17, 2025 12:50 pm - An upcoming volunteer painting project will help spruce up the historic Pioneer Sholes School museum in LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve.
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Conservation Foundation hosting Beer, Bands & Barns benefit Sept. 20Sep 17, 2025 11:11 am - Enjoy live music, craft beer, and food trucks at The Conservation Foundation's Beer, Bands & Barns fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 20, at Dickson-Murst Farm in Montgomery.
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ECC Writers Center hosts Fall Reading Series with acclaimed writersSep 10, 2025 10:11 pm - Elgin Community College's Writers Center will host its Fall 2025 Reading Series featuring poet Diego Baez, novelist Gerardo Sámano Córdova, and essayist Rachel Cohen.
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Dining out: A pair of restaurant closings, the state’s first drive-thru-only Chick-fil-A and a 20th anniversarySep 03, 2025 1:07 pm - A pair of restaurants along Randall Road in the Fox Valley announced closings this week, while a drive-thru and walk-up only Chick-fil-A opening Thursday in Naperville will be the first of its kind in the state.
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Go Nordic for a day with food, music and Vikings at Vasa ParkSep 02, 2025 12:15 pm - The Scandinavian Day Festival returns for its 45th year celebrating traditional music, dance, food and more on Sunday, Sept. 7.