Épisodes

  • Sick cows once roamed Kane County
    Sep 12 2025

    Elgin's dairy history does have some bad chapters. This echo from February 18, 2001 details 2 outbreaks of bovine disease from our past.

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    6 min
  • Skating rinks rolled into Elgin, South Elgin
    Sep 9 2025

    Elgin's experience with roller rinks may go back further than you think. This echo from November 26, 2000 is wheely informative.

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    5 min
  • Elgin crossed the line as a two-county city
    Sep 5 2025

    Tune in to this echo from April 29, 1984 to learn when Elgin crossed the line...the Cook/Kane county line, that is.

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    5 min
  • Chewing gum industry stuck for 15 years
    Sep 2 2025

    We found this interesting bit of Elgin history stuck to the underside of an old desk at the high school. Still fresh, even though it echoes from August 11, 1985.

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    3 min
  • Few holidays for laborers who toiled over 100 years ago
    Aug 29 2025

    With Labor Day approaching, it's a perfect time to look back on working conditions of the past. Clock in to this echo from August 31, 1997 to learn about life as an employee of the Elgin National Watch Company.

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    5 min
  • "Century Runs" were popular in the 1900s
    Aug 26 2025

    Looking for fun in the 1900s? Why not consider a bicycle, car or trolley ride of 100 miles as described in this echo from November 16, 1997?

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    5 min
  • The Elgin road races, biggest story of the decade 1910-1919
    Aug 22 2025

    Did you hear about that driver going 70 mph out past Larkin?! Well, that must have been old Smiling Ralph Mulford in his Lozier. I guess it's time for the annual Elgin Road Races. Let's hear all about it in this echo from April 27, 1999.

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    8 min
  • Buffalo Bill captivated Elgin's small boys in 1896
    Aug 19 2025

    Tune in to this echo from March 13, 1983 to relive the excitement of Buffalo Bill Cody's 1896 visit to Elgin.

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    4 min