The Elgin National Watch Historic District will take center stage this weekend during the Gifford Park Association’s 42nd annual Historic Elgin House Tour. Four homes on Arlington Street, one on South ...

No U.S. watchmaker has a prouder name than Elgin. But in recent years Elgin had led the industry in a field it was not one bit proud of—losses. In 1957-58 the company fell nearly $8,500,000 into the ...

"I can't believe that the watch factory was here for 100 years and now it's gone." "So now I have to put a nickel in parking meter just to park for an hour?" "It looks like anyone wanting to bet on a ...

A petite woman’s Elgin watch dating to the 1930s recently made it back from Arkansas to the town where it was made, with a well-traveled story part of its packaging. The timepiece had been in the ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This watch, once owned by a woman, ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Wristwatches are relative newcomers ...

The Elgin Community Network's "Elgin Alive Series" program continues from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 16, in the Elgin Room at the Gail Borden Public Library, 270 N. Grove Ave., Elgin. Fifteen years ...