Saturday December 12, 2009
11am - 5pm
Free to the public - Various Downtown Elgin locations
The Downtown Neighborhood Association's 11th Annual Window Wonderland contest, with the theme of "Home for the Holidays," had record numbers of window entries with over 40 windows being decorated, up 25% from last year. This year's window decorating contest winners were:
- People's Choice Ribbon - Episcopal Church of the Redeemer for 25 S. Grove Avenue
- Most Creative Ribbon - Hampton, Lenzini, and Renwick for 50. S. Grove Avenue
- Most Thematic - Southwest Area Neighbors for 51 S. Grove Avenue
- Best Paint Job - Red Bar Winery & Bistro for 74 S. Grove Avenue
- Best Window Display - Gifford Park Association for 164 E. Chicago Street
- Best Rediscovering Downtown Elgin Window - Douglas Street Sports Bar & Grill for 231 Douglas
- Student - First Prize - NorthEast Neighborhood Association Kids for 8 Douglas Avenue
- Student - Second Prize - Episcopal Church of the Redeemer for 25 S. Grove Avenue
- Open - First Prize - YWCA for 220 E. Chicago Street
- Open - Second Prize - Gifford Park Association for 164 E. Chicago Street
- Business - First Prize - Hampton, Lenzini, and Renwick for 50. S. Grove Avenue
- Business - Second Prize - Ravenheart Coffee at 176 E. Chicago Street.
Windows ranged from holiday nostalgia to winter scenes, to cozy vignettes to tropical holidays, and even displays made out of food. Windows may be viewed around Downtown Elgin until Christmas.
View Pictures From Window Wonderland! Big Thanks to our Main Event Sponsors:
The City of Elgin, Country Financial, and Hampton, Lenzini and Renwick Inc..
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Downtown Elgin's Window Wonderland "Home for the Holidays" was one of many activities happening in and around downtown Elgin this past weekend and is part of the city-wide, nonprofit celebration of the holidays for the months of November and December. For further information go to http://www.elginhomefortheholidays.com/