Fire badly damages Elgin home on Aldine Street
An Elgin house was badly damaged in a Wednesday evening fire, officials said.
Firefighters arrived about 6:50 p.m. to find flames coming out several first-floor windows of a two-story home in the 200 block of North Aldine Street, an Elgin Fire Department report said.
The residents were able to get out of the house unharmed, and firefighters needed 20 minutes to get the fire under control, the report said.
Extensive fire and smoke damage made the house uninhabitable. Preliminary damage estimates are in excess of $170,000, the report said.
An initial investigation indicates an electrical problem may have been the cause, the report said.
Vaccination clinic part of Swedish Days in Geneva
The Kane County Health Department is holding a vaccination event from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 25 at the Geneva Visitor Center on 10 S. Third St. as part of the city’s annual Swedish Days Festival. The event is being done in conjunction with the Kane County Health Department and Kane County Office of Emergency Management and Kane County Sheriff’s Office.
No appointment is necessary for the Geneva clinic and Janssen, Moderna and Pfizer vaccines will be available to anyone 12 or older, a news release said. Minors under age 18 are required to have a signed consent form to receive the Pfizer vaccine.
For more information, go to KaneHealth.com or call 630-208-3801.
Donations sought for ECC-led Project Backpack
Project Backpack, a community-based initiative led by Elgin Community College, is seeking monetary donations to purchase school supplies for students in need in school districts U-46, 300, 301, 303 and 20.
The supplies will fill backpacks distributed to students before the start of the fall school year in August, a news release from the Kane County Regional Office of Education said.
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For safety reasons, donated items cannot be accepted. For more information or to make a donation, go to project-backpack.org/donations.html.
In addition to ECC and the regional education office, the program is sponsored by the ECC Faculty Association, ECCP3, Community Crisis Center, Kane County Teachers Credit Union, School District U-46 and Centro de Información.
Frog Lady doing Saturday program at Elgin zoo
Deb the Frog Lady and her collection of reptiles and amphibians will be at Lords Park Zoo in Elgin from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 19.
No registration is required for the free event, which is presented by the Elgin Public Museum and sponsored by Friends of Lords Park.
The farm zoo includes outdoor fenced areas for bison, elk and white tail deer and barnyard animals in the summer. Zoo hours are 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
For more information on Saturday’s program, send an email to [email protected].