AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Elgin Illinois. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/elgin-il 144 69 https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/elgin-il https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Thu, 18 Dec 2025 04:14:24 -0600 Join the Elgin community for the 5th annual Winter Mini Fringe featuring an awesome lineup of fringe-flavored artists hand-selected just for you! https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/5th-annual-winter-mini-fringe-festival-31642234-elgin-il.html https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/5th-annual-winter-mini-fringe-festival-31642234-elgin-il.html Arts and Entertainment Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 The Elgin Theatre Company continues its 2023-2024 season with the extremely hilarious comedy Filumena: A Marriage Italian Style. The play was written https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/elgin-theatre-company-to-present-filumena-a-marriage-italian-style-31645919-elgin-il.html https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/elgin-theatre-company-to-present-filumena-a-marriage-italian-style-31645919-elgin-il.html Arts and Entertainment Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Schedule of Events: ?Saturday, September 21, 2024 6pm – 9pm    SSSA Gallery / Fringe Central  • $3 EFF Button  https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/elgin-fringe-festival-2024-31685673-elgin-il.html https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/elgin-fringe-festival-2024-31685673-elgin-il.html Arts and Entertainment Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Join us for our 13th annual Illinois Brews at Bowes Creek, where our goal is to raise $40,000 through sponsorships and ticket sales. Will you partner https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/13th-annual-illinois-brews-at-bowes-creek-31687253-elgin-il.html https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/13th-annual-illinois-brews-at-bowes-creek-31687253-elgin-il.html Arts and Entertainment Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Join us for our 6th annual Winter Mini Fringe, a cozy and creative evening with the Elgin Fringe Festival!  Celebrate the spirit of the fringe https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/elgin-fringe-festival-2025-31715659-elgin-il.html https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/elgin-fringe-festival-2025-31715659-elgin-il.html Arts and Entertainment Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Join us for our 6th annual Winter Mini Fringe, a cozy and creative evening with the Elgin Fringe Festival! Celebrate the spirit of the fringe with an https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/6th-annual-winter-mini-fringe-festival-31715851-elgin-il.html https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/6th-annual-winter-mini-fringe-festival-31715851-elgin-il.html Arts and Entertainment Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/elgin-master-chorale-presents-js-bachs-st-john-passion-31733111-elgin-il.html https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/elgin-master-chorale-presents-js-bachs-st-john-passion-31733111-elgin-il.html Arts and Entertainment Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Join The Literacy Connection for our first-ever Poetry and Literacy Festival fundraiser! This daylong event in Elgin, IL will feature workshop https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/poetry-and-literacy-festival-2025-31733843-elgin-il.html https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/poetry-and-literacy-festival-2025-31733843-elgin-il.html Arts and Entertainment Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Join us for great community food, fun and dancing! Schedule of events: June 6,2025 Hellenic 5 Greek Band 3pm – 7pm Agape Dance 7pm-7:45pm https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/saint-sophia-greek-festival-2025-31745343-elgin-il.html https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/saint-sophia-greek-festival-2025-31745343-elgin-il.html Arts and Entertainment Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Chicago, IL - Today Governor JB Pritzker announced that Illinois Department of Insurance (DOI) Director Dana Popish Severinghaus will step down from https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/governor-pritzker-announces-upcoming-personnel-transitions-at-illinois-department-of-insurance-31658242-springfield-il.html https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/governor-pritzker-announces-upcoming-personnel-transitions-at-illinois-department-of-insurance-31658242-springfield-il.html Government and Politics Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Building on a strong team of diverse experts in their fields, Governor JB Pritzker announced the following appointments in his administration https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/governor-pritzker-announces-two-appointments-to-boards-and-commissions-31658246-springfield-il.html https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/governor-pritzker-announces-two-appointments-to-boards-and-commissions-31658246-springfield-il.html Government and Politics Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 CHICAGO, IL -  Today, Governor JB Pritzker and Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton joined food justice advocates and local stakeholders to https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/governor-pritzker-announces-new-illinois-grocery-initiative-grant-opportunity-31658247-springfield-il.html https://www.devel4.americantowns.com/news/governor-pritzker-announces-new-illinois-grocery-initiative-grant-opportunity-31658247-springfield-il.html Government and Politics Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Springfield, IL - Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) Director John J. 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