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Nominations are open for the 2025 Elgin Image Awards—these honors recognize people, projects, and groups that positively impact the local community—and submissions must be made online by 5 p.m. Oct. 3; winners will be announced at a ceremony on Oct. 28 at The Centre of Elgin’s Grand Ballroom.

The Scandinavian Day Festival returns for its 45th year on Sunday, Sept 7 at Vasa Park in South Elgin and will feature traditional music, dance and food from Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland. Family-friendly activities include an outdoor church service at 10:30 a.m. followed by crafts, face painting, story time and pony rides — with live performances and vendor booths until 5:30 p.m.

Elgin police are searching for a man aged 22 with autism—Cayden Weber—who was last seen Monday around 9:50 a.m. in the 600-block of Clark Street wearing blue crocs and sunglasses.

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