Two exhibits opening in February at Gail Borden library
Exhibits focusing on Elgin’s ties to the country’s 250th anniversary and Black History Month will open in February at the Gail Borden Public Library, 270 N. Grove Ave., Elgin.
Designed to coincide with the anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, “250 Years of Elgin” will highlight pivotal moments that helped shape the city, according to the library’s website.
On loan from the Elgin History Museum, one of the only known remaining milk wagons from the Elgin Sanitary Milk Co. (later known as Ludwig Dairy) will be on display. Such milk wagons were used from the late 1800s through the 1960s, the library said.
The exhibit is the first in what will be a series of Elgin 250 activities being coordinated by the Elgin Area Chamber of Commerce’s Enhancing Elgin committee. Partners include the city of Elgin, School District U-46, Elgin Community College, Side Street Studio Arts, Downtown Neighborhood Association of Elgin and Explore Elgin Area.
Back for Black History Month is Project 2-3-1, an exhibit also on loan from the Elgin History Museum. It’s based on a video documentary that tells the history of African Americans in Elgin, starting from when enslaved people arrived by boxcars during the Civil War to present-day residents and their accomplishments.
For more information, go to www.gailborden.info/250 and www.elginil250.com.
Ness hold virtual town hall meeting for constituents Tuesday
State Rep. Suzanne Ness, D-Carpentersville, will host a virtual town hall Tuesday, Feb. 3, to discuss recent General Assembly action following the completion of the first week of the spring legislative session.
Ness will speak at 6 p.m. on Zoom and then take questions from the audience. Register by going to us06web.zoom.us/…/register/mmd5ndjUROeMbrtoz9O0Nw or emailing info@repsnessil66.com, a news release on the event said.
“I’m looking forward to this Zoom meeting to touch on our top needs and values that will continue to guide my work down in Springfield, especially as we get closer to the governor’s budget address in a few short weeks,” Ness said in the release.
Senior stroll to be held at LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve
A presentation and walk for people 50 and older will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Thursday, Feb. 5, starting at the Creek Bend Nature Center in the LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve, 37W700 Dean St., St. Charles.
The program will explore the preserve and provide information about the natural and cultural history surrounding the area, the Forest Preserve District of Kane County said in a social media post.
Participants should dress for the weather. The walk will last about an hour and be followed by refreshments. No registration is required.
For more information, call 630-444-3190.
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