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Dickens in Dundee is an annual holiday event that will be held Dec. 6 and 7 in East Dundee and West Dundee. (Village of East Dundee)

Fests, sing-alongs and visits with Santa to make the Elgin-area holiday season merry

November 27, 2025 at 12:16 p.m.

There will be plenty of holiday events in the Elgin area in December to give even the Grinch a dose of the Christmas spirit.

“Nurtured by Nature,” a free program hosted by the Forest Preserve District of Kane County, will be held Sunday at Raceway Woods Forest Preserve in Carpentersville. (baiduhai)

Elgin News Digest: Nurtured by Nature program at Raceway Woods Sunday; state rep holding winter clothing, essential toiletries drive

November 26, 2025 at 3:23 p.m.

Nurtured by Nature program at Raceway Woods Sunday The Forest Preserve District of Kane County will host a free “Nurtured by Nature” program from 10 to 11 a.m. Sunday, Nov....

Salvation Army Lts. Scott and Allison Rodriguez are leading the Elgin Corps Community Center's annual Red Kettle fundraising and Angel Tree gift-giving campaigns. (Mike Danahey/The Courier-News)

This year’s Red Kettle campaign hopes to net $235,000 for Elgin Salvation Army

November 25, 2025 at 2:10 p.m.

Bells are ringing at 29 spots in the Elgin area as Salvation Army Lts. Scott and Allison Rodriguez handle their first Red Kettle effort.

D300 Food Pantry's annual holiday shopping fundraiser in ongoing through Wednesday, Dec. 10, and is expected to serve more than 600 children, organizers say. (Pioneer Press)

Elgin News Digest: D300 Food Pantry fundraiser underway through Dec. 10; book sale at Gail Borden Public Library this weekend

November 25, 2025 at 1:21 p.m.

Roundup of small news items for the Elgin area.

The Downtown Neighborhood Association of Elgin's "Holly Days" promotion kicks off on Small Business Saturday, Nov. 29. One of the highlights is the 5 p.m. tree lighting ceremony held by the city of Elgin. (Photo courtesy Downtown Neighborhood Association of Elgin.)

Make plans for the holidays with these DNA and city of Elgin events

November 26, 2025 at 9:59 a.m.

The Downtown Neighborhood Association and the city of Elgin are making sure that city sidewalks are busy sidewalks this holiday season.

Workers from BrightVIew Landscape Development and La Grange Crane Service Thursday morning, removed a portion of a 55-foot-tall Colorado blue spruce tree from the Journey of Hope United Methodist Church property at the northwest corner of Randall Road and Highland Avenue in Elgin. The tree was being taken to Du Page Court in downtown Elgin, where it will be set up and decorated for the holidays. Crews would return to take out the remainder of the tree, city officials said. (Mike Danahey/ for the Elgin Courier-News.)

Local church donates its Colorado blue spruce tree to be Elgin’s Christmas tree for 2025

November 20, 2025 at 2:12 p.m.

People who drive along Randall Road in Elgin most likely have already seen the Colorado blue spruce Elgin was putting up as its holiday tree Thursday along DuPage Court downtown.

Terry Dunning, left, with his wife Pat, was one of six volunteers honored Nov. 21, 2017 at the Elgin Area Chamber of Commerce Thanksgiving luncheon. The Elgin Area Chamber of Commerce will be hosting its 44th annual Thanksgiving luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 25

Elgin Courier News-Digest: South Elgin tree lighting, yoga at Borden Public Library, Elgin Chamber of Commerce Thanksgiving luncheon, Dundee Lions Club tree sale

November 20, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

Elgin Courier News Digest

D300 Food Pantry Board President Nikki Kuhlman (center with name tag), Tuesday morning talks with (from left) Seigle Foundation Board Member Karina Nava, Robin Seigle, and Mark Seigle inside the food pantry, which is based at Carpentersville Middle School. The Seigle Foundation granted the D300 Food Pantry $30,000 to fund its Health Families Program. (Mike Danahey/ for the Elgin Courier-News)

District 300 Food Pantry is using $30,000 grant to fill gap in availability of nutritious food items

November 19, 2025 at 12:06 p.m.

Thanks to a $30,000 grant from the Seigle Foundation, the D300 Food Pantry Tuesday morning kicked off an initiative intended to fill a gap in its distribution model.

This house at 743 Navajo Drive was one of the award winners in the 2022 Carpentersville Holiday Lighting Contest. Entries are being sought for the 2025 competition.

Elgin News Digest: Centro de Informacion holiday toy drive; Carpentersville holiday lighting contest; Elgin area seat belt and DUI enforcement

November 19, 2025 at 9:05 a.m.

Roundup of small news items for the Elgin area.

Elgin News Digest: Elgin Theatre presenting ‘Love, Loss and What I Wore’; Elgin Sing-Along Messiah being held at Second Baptist

November 14, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

Roundup of small news items for the Elgin area.

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