As summer approaches, Elginites will have a few less annual celebrations to look forward to this year.
Many local festivals, such as Elgin’s Juneteenth celebration, Western Days and the McDade Watermelon Festival, have been canceled in light of the COVID-19 virus pandemic, and other events have rescheduled or are still uncertain.
On Saturday, May 2, the City of Elgin released a letter announcing that the organizers of both the annual Juneteenth parade and festival and the Western Days parade and festival have decided to cancel their events. Additionally, other festivals and large events around the county have made decisions about their plans ...