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 ...

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 ...

Fifty years ago, Bob Schroeder was on duty as a 32-year-old rookie Elgin patrolman when he heard about something happening in the city that he wanted to see for himself. So that Sunday, he drove his ...

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 ...

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, ...

We haven't revisited the timepiece category lately, so let's pick it up again today. Elgin — the place — is a city in Illinois about 35 miles northwest of Chicago. It was founded in 1835, chartered by ...

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 ...