Once isolated as a fledgling frontier town with log cabins, horse-drawn carriages and only a few thousand settlers, Elgin saw a path to growth that would become familiar in the suburbs nearly two ...

As Elgin Academy prepares to close its doors permanently at the end of the school year, school officials are doing their best to celebrate the present while preserving their past. The pre-K through ...

As Elgin Academy prepares to close for good after after 185 years, three women have put together an Elgin History Museum exhibit to document and preserve the institution’s importance to the city. “I ...

Elgin Academy, ranked as the ninth best school in Illinois by Niche, is closing its doors at the end of the current school year, ending its 185-year history in the city. The academy’s school board ...

ELGIN, Ill. (WLS) -- Elgin Academy's basketball team celebrated their last home game win ever on Tuesday. After 185 years, Elgin Academy will close its doors at the end of this school year. The Elgin ...

For nearly two centuries, Elgin Academy has served generations of students. School leaders say after a decade of declining enrollment numbers, the school made the tough decision to shut down. My son ...

Elgin Academy gathered points in bunches fueling an onslaught that downed Chicago Morgan Park Academy 67-30 on December 9 in Illinois boys high school basketball action.