Recipients of this year’s Mayor’s Awards for Preservation have been announced and will be honored at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 3, at the Elgin Math and Science Academy’s Gymnasium.
The presentation will be live streamed on the City of Elgin YouTube channel.
The awards are given annually upon recommendation of the Elgin Heritage Commission to recognize those who have preserved and promoted the heritage of Elgin.
Nominated by their peers, 10 award recipients were selected based upon their dedicated efforts to preserving Elgin’s historic architecture, neighborhoods and cultural resources, a new release said.
This year’s winners are:
Betsy Armistead: For the numerous and creative ways she has supported and promoted awareness of Elgin’s historical and cultural heritage.
Northeast Neighborhood Association: For their continued preservation and education of Elgin’s natural heritage through their butterfly garden located within the Spring-Douglas Historic District.
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Chuck Crouse: For preserving local high school sports events by converting films and videotapes to MP4 and uploading them to YouTube.
Elgin History Museum’s Museum Moments Video Project: For the museum’s new initiative based on 26 short videos featuring seldom seen items from the museum’s collection.
Gail Borden Public Library Public Relations and Development (PRAD) team, Ernie Broadnax and Elgin History Museum: For their exhibit, “The Settlement,” which focuses on the areas where Blacks first settled in Elgin.
Kerri Liu: For promoting public awareness of Elgin’s architectural heritage through her design studio, TheGin.
Laurel Garza: For her years of volunteering at the Elgin History Museum, where she helped create access to the collections through digitization and assisting with research.
Susan Bohne: For her consistent and long-term leadership protecting and stewarding Trout Park.
Patrick Sakolari: For his rehabilitation of 11-15 N. Grove Ave., where he uncovered and recreated unique long-forgotten architectural elements.
Rebecca Hunter: The George Van de Voorde Outstanding Service Award will be presented for 25 years of working to preserve, improve and educate the public about the beauty and cultural significance of Elgin’s architectural history.
Six heritage building plaques also will be presented to Elgin homeowners who have researched the history and architecture of their historic homes this year.
This year’s recipients are:
Alfred and Susan Sorenson; 329 N. Worth Ave.;
Robert Wilshe and Wayne Williams; 1045 N. Spring St.;
Grant and Kristi Born; 280-282 Douglas Ave.;
Christopher and Sarah Hunt; 140 N. Channing St.;
Theo and Carly Gorick; 485 Arlington Ave.;
Joel and Kathy Steurer; 476 Arlington Ave.