Established in 1854, the city of Elgin, Illinois is a historic, culturally and economically diverse, rapidly-growing community located 35 miles from the city of Chicago in Kane and Cook counties. Over 112,000 people are proud to call Elgin their home beca...
Elgin has exceptional transportation access to all points throughout the Chicago metropolitan area. Elgin is connected to O’Hare International Airport, Midway Airport, the city of Chicago and all western suburbs via the Interstate-90 and the Elgin-O’Hare ...
Elgin offers world-class arts and entertainment options for all ages as well as the nationally acclaimed Gail Borden Public Library that draws more than one million visitors to downtown Elgin each year. The Grand Victoria Casino, vibrant art galleries and...
The city of Elgin's two annual leaf collection programs begin in October and run through the last week of November. These programs help residents remove seasonal yard waste, as well as lessen the potential for flooding from excess leaves left in the stree...
To view all of this year's City projects, visit cityofelgin.org/construction.
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There are several fun and family-friendly events to get you out and about around town. Elgin is truly a City of Choice, with something for everyone!
Nightmare on Chicago Street returns on October 20, from 6-11 p.m. Survivors eat, drink and dance while band...
Art Harvest
Join the ECAC for the third-annual Art Harvest to be held in Downtown Elgin. This event has several components that include things like a community yarn-bomb spider web, inside-out haunted house, paint-your-own-pumpkin, arts and crafts, and mor...