Nightmare on Chicago Street Closures, Parking Restrictions  The Nightmare on Chicago Street event takes place on Saturday, October 27 from 6-11PM. We hope this event will have a positive effect on your business, whether through direct sales during the event or through promoting our downtown to the sizeable crowd expected to join us in the Zombie Defense Zone. To facilitate the event, set up and clean up, there will be some road closures and parking restrictions in place on October 27. Questions, suggestions or concerns? Contact Heather Williams, Special Events Assistant, City of Elgin at 847-214-5413. |
Sign Up Now for Window Wonderland
 The 14th Annual Downtown Elgin Window Wonderland returns Saturday, December 1 from Noon-5PM. The theme of this year's Window Wonderland event is "Win This Window". Here's how you can participate:
Window Decorating: Downtown businesses and buildings with storefront windows can enter your window into our window decorating contest. If you are a community group looking to participate, we can assign you a storefront window to decorate. The best overall decorated window as determined by our judging panel receives a $300 cash prize! Passport Stop: On the day of the event your business can offer holiday goodies or activities for kids to enjoy. As a participating stop you will also hand out exclusive pieces to a puzzle which when completed will earn kids a chance at a special holiday treat. Passport stops will be promoted in our Holiday Treasure Hunt Passport available at downtown businesses and online. Gift Basket Donor: Team-up with your favorite Elgin non-profit organization to put together holiday gift baskets of products, gift certificates, treats and more that will be placed inside decorated windows. From November 26-December 10, visitors can vote for their favorite windows (as well as the gift baskets they would like to win) in the People's Choice Award voting for $1 per vote online or in person at the DNA. At the end of the voting process, all participating non-profit organizations will receive their total proceeds collected from the People's Choice Award voting. The window receiving the most votes will receive their total proceeds PLUS a matching cash donation from DNA up to $300! Gift baskets will then be awarded via drawings from the votes/entries received.
For more on participation or sponsorship options for this year's Window Wonderland, contact Jason Pawlowski at 847-488-1456. |
