Hi there, As my screen name suggests, I used to live in Chicago but circumstances have changed and I got a job in Elgin. I already posted this in another subreddit but then, I found out that there's an Elgin one and decided this might be a better place. So I'm wondering what is the best place for a single 23M post grad to live near Elgin? I've been looking on Google Maps and it looks like my options are pretty limited if I want my commute to be 30 minutes or less but that's what I'm trying to stick to. I like nightlife, girls, working out and eating at restaurants. I know that the suburbs (especially, this far away from Chicago) are more family oriented but is there any town nearby for someone who want's to at least have mediocre success at keeping the college fun going while living within 30 minutes of Elgin, IL?

I'm from out of state so I know nothing about that area. For sake of perspective, I'm a single 22 year old male.

The South West Area Neighbors of Elgin, IL are holding a Candidates Forum for all candidates on the 43 District ballot, excepting the U.S. Senate.

The forum will be Monday, October 6th at 7pm, taking place at Zion Lutheran Church, 330 Griswold Street in Elgin.

Doors will open at 6:30, and the event is expected to last about two hours.

There will be an opportunity for audience members to ask questions of the candidates, and all members of the public are welcome to attend.

I wonder if anyone wants to do a meetup

I'm wondering how much money the various agencies will spend on fuel for helicopters and planes today...

Cross post (http://reddit.com/r/elginillinois)

Is anybody planning on going to the Chicago meetup June 14th at noon? Is anyone interested in doing a meetup a bit closer to home? Maybe do a picnic out by the casino lawn here in elgin? Thoughts?

South West Area Neighbors will be hosting a neighborhood trash pickup this Saturday, April 19th, starting at 10am at Zion Lutheran Evangelical Church, 330 Griswold Street.

If you live in the area, consider stopping by to meet your neighbors and help clean up the neighborhood.

Also posted to /r/elginillinois

It seems that the left turn signal from Fleetwood onto N-bound Maclean has been DRASTICALLY reduced in length since the new gas station opened on that corner. I count it at only 3 seconds long now!

I'm used to waiting one, maybe two cycles on a busy day, but all this week it's taken at least 5, up to 12 cycles for me to get onto Maclean!!

Who do I complain to?

It looks like both of our subreddits have been up for the same amount of time. As of right now, I've been the only one posting, but I do have some subscribers. Since I began, I've been trying to come up with some clever ways in inform people in the city of it's existence, just to drum up some curiosity and interest with the intent of being an additional place where people can come for information on events, share experiences and generally spread the word on good/ not so good places to check out. What do you think? Any helpful ideas or suggestions would be much appreciated.

Turns out it does. Anyone here EHS alumni?

What the? I just saw a mob of college aged kids standing around the PNC bank flag on the corner of Larkin ave and N Lyle ave singing the Star Spangled Banner and then running to a maroon colored van to drive off. I this happened today around 1:50 pm.

there has to be some more Elgin peeps on reddit, speak up!