If you invested in the Preston Reduction Company of Elgin in 1888, chances are you are still waiting for your dividend check. Investor, beware; reminds this echo from December 8, 1985.

This echo from May 8, 1983 tells the tale of Frank Brown, grave robber.

Pearl Harbor, the U.S.S. Indianapolis, the Battle of Leyte...these are key points in the history of U.S. involvement in WWII. Elginites made the ultimate sacrifice in assuring a "Victory at Sea".  Local Historian E.C. "Mike" Alft honors some of these sailors, by name, in this echo from May 24, 1998.

That one time a house fell off a barge and into the Fox River. An echo from August 16, 1982.

Elgin Eagle Brewing Co. could trace its roots back to 1849.  After all those years, it found a way to weather local and national Prohibition...sort of.  Pour yourself a glass of "cereal beverage" and listen to this echo from February 8, 1998. 

From 1878 to 1890 the fastest and easiest way to get around town was by taking a horse-drawn street car.  Well...that was the plan at least. Tune in to this echo from August 9, 1982 for the real story.

Surely, no one in Elgin fell prey to the streaking fad of the 1970's...right?  Tune in to this echo from May 23, 1999 to check.

WWII was the first major conflict to include the use of planes. More than 40 Elgin airmen were among the pilots, bombardiers, navigators, radio operators and gunners who lost their lives in the war. This echo from May 31, 2004 recalls the abrupt loss of so many of our neighbors.

When was the first "talkie" shown in Elgin?  Where were the first movie houses?  Tune into this echo from November 9, 1981 to find out.

Tune in to this echo from March 5, 2000 to hear the happenings of March 1900, 1925, 1950, 1975 and 1990.