ECC student leaders chosen to serve in 2024-25 academic year
Three Elgin Community College student leaders have been elected to represent the student body in the 2024-25 academic year.
Jess Heiser, of St. Charles, will be the student trustee to the ECC Board of Trustees, according to a college news release. Seth Hernandez, of South Elgin, will be the student body government president and executive vice president is Brianna Zlotow, of Hanover Park.
“I decided to run for student trustee because I saw that a lot of people’s voices weren’t being represented, one of those being people with disabilities,” Heiser said in a news release.
Hernandez said he wants to help show students the resources available to them so they don’t have to navigate college alone.
Volunteers being sought to help with Elgin’s Juneteenth celebration
Volunteers are needed to fill various roles during Elgin’s Juneteenth Celebration, which is being held Saturday, June 15, in downtown Festival Park.
Each shift is for two hours, with the first scheduled to start at 8:30 a.m. and the last at 7 p.m., according to the event’s website site. People are needed for setup, security, kids’ zone help and ID checks/wristband distribution for the event’s beer garden.
To volunteer, go to www.signupgenius.com/go/508044CADAE29A0FD0-48729146-2024#/. For more information, contact Danise Habun at 847-754-8064 or dhabun@msn.com.
First shows in the South Elgin summer concert series this week
South Elgin’s free summer concert series gets underway with a set from rock band Modern Day Romeos at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 29, and a show by the Gina Martini Band from at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 30, in Panton Mill Park, 9 N. Water St.
Concerts will be held all summer long. For more information or to check out out the upcoming show schedule, go to www.facebook.com/SouthElginIllinois/ or check out the South Elgin Summer 2024 Program and Events Guide at the village’s website, www.southelgin.com.
Warner & Troost Monument Co. celebrating 125 years in East Dundee
Warner & Troost Monument Co. will celebrate its 125th anniversary in East Dundee with a ribbon-cutting event at 8:30 a.m Thursday, May 30, followed by an open house until 11 a.m.
The public is invited to view pictures from over the company’s history, check out recent updates to the office and learn more about the products and services they offer, according to a news release. Light refreshments will be served.
Warner & Troost is located at 107 Water St. For more information, call 847-426-4511 or email eastdundee@troost.com.
Elgin Community Bikes holding ‘Bike Fabulous’ event Thursday
Elgin Community Bikes invites bicyclists to “Bike Fabulous” during a Thursday night ride that celebrates the joy of riding a bike.
It will start at at 6:30 p.m. from the bike shop at 69 S. Riverside Drive in Elgin. Participants are invited to dress in outfits that make them feel “fabulous” during a slow ride that will cover about five to eight miles, according to the event’s Facebook post.
For more information, call 224-407-2124. All riders must complete a waiver available at waiver.fr/p-uEoPk.
