Elgin Blogs
Follow the discussion in the Elgin blogosphere! Posts made by Elgin bloggers are syndicated here. The following Elgin Illinois blogs are represented: Life in Elgin, Downtown Neighborhood Association, and the Association for Legal Americans (AFLA). This page does not include posts made on The Elginite blog, which has its own page.
- 2012 Downtown Madness Champion Crowned
- Apr 6, 2012
- by Jason Pawlowski
- After four intense rounds of voting that saw a record-setting 6,000 votes cast for 16 sweet Elgin eateries, the public has spoken and the Downtown Neighborhood Association of Elgin is proud ...
- Downtown Madness Score Central Evening Update - April 2
- Apr 2, 2012
- by Jason Pawlowski
- The Road to the Downtown Madness Championship ends here and only you and your team of voting friends, family, colleagues and co-workers can determine the winner. Before we put Downtown Madness to b...
- Downtown Madness Score Central Afternoon Update - April 2
- Apr 2, 2012
- by Jason Pawlowski
- T-minus 8 hours to go in the penultimate round of voting in Downtown Madness. Supporters for both teams are laying it all on the line just for the sweet taste of victory and their One Shining Moment i...
- Downtown Madness Score Central Morning Update - April 2
- Apr 2, 2012
- by Jason Pawlowski
- And then there were two: the defending champs and the battle-tested pizzeria. One downtown Elgin eatery and their Turkey Avocado BLT and one crosstown eatery with their Sausage and Pepperoni Pizza. Wh...
- Downtown Madness Score Central Update - April 1
- Apr 1, 2012
- by Jason Pawlowski
- The calendar may say April 1 but there's no fooling our Downtown Madness voters - the Madness is in full fledge! The second half of the Downtown Madness Championship Round of voting is just getting st...
- Downtown Madness Score Central Update - March 31
- Mar 31, 2012
- by Jason Pawlowski
- We're a little more than midway through the opening half of the Downtown Madness Championship Round of voting and it's anyone's ballgame at this point. Here are the Downtown Madness voting results t...
- Downtown Madness Score Central Update - March 30
- Mar 30, 2012
- by Jason Pawlowski
- And...we're off and running in the Championship Round of Downtown Madness. Our Downtown and Crosstown finalists have been trading leads back and forth throughout the early goings of Round 4. Here ar...
- Downtown Madness Championship Round Voting Underway
- Mar 30, 2012
- by Jason Pawlowski
- The Final Round of Downtown Madness, the Downtown Neighborhood Association of Elgin's award-winning, month-long, social media-driven restaurant promotion, is underway.It's the final countdown and afte...
- Downtown Construction Update Meeting on April 10
- Mar 29, 2012
- by Jason Pawlowski
- Downtown Elgin stakeholders and interested residents are invited to attend an update meeting regarding construction projects happening in and around downtown in 2012. The meeting will be held on Tuesd...
- Downtown Madness ElgiN.I.T. Online Pep Rally
- Mar 26, 2012
- by Jason Pawlowski
- While we take a little break from Downtown Madness before the Championship Round of voting begins, we are inviting back our other 14 Downtown Madness participants to compete for your votes i...
- Downtown Madness Championship Round Match-Up Announced
- Mar 26, 2012
- by Jason Pawlowski
- It's the Final Countdown! Another record-breaking round of votes have been tallied and validated and at long last we have whittled the field to our final two Downtown Madness Championship Round finali...
- Downtown Madness Score Central Update - March 26
- Mar 26, 2012
- by Jason Pawlowski
- Downtown Madness: Downtown vs. Crosstown is Elgin's Big Dance and if you haven't slipped on your dancing shoes and joined the Madness, what are you waiting for? The shot clock is ticking down on Round...
- Downtown Madness Score Central Update - March 25
- Mar 25, 2012
- by Jason Pawlowski
- Downtown Madness Round 3 is in the early going of the second half and as expected with these Final Four teams squaring off against one another, things are tightening up! Here are the Downtown Madnes...
- Downtown Madness Score Central Update - March 24
- Mar 24, 2012
- by Jason Pawlowski
- We are approaching halftime in the Third Round of Downtown Madness voting. Our two Final Four match-ups have been ultra competitive thus far but its time for someone to step up and will their team ont...
- Downtown Madness Score Central Update - March 23
- Mar 23, 2012
- by Jason Pawlowski
- Four delicious dishes remain and only one can be crowned Downtown Madness champion in 2012. We're in the very early stages of our two Final Four match-ups in Round 3 but it's never too soon for an upd...
- Open for Business
- Mar 20, 2012
- by Tonya Hudson
DNA to Host Open House for Eight Downtown Businesses
On Thursday, April 5, from 4 to 6:30PM, the Downtown Neighborhood Association will host an open hou...
- Downtown Madness Round 3 Match-Ups Revealed
- Mar 20, 2012
- by Jason Pawlowski
- You thought Round 1 was exciting? Nearly 1,200 voters made their voices heard (and all without a single annoying robocall from our candidates) in our back-and-forth, Round 2 of Downtown Madness. No re...
- Downtown Madness Score Central Update - March 19
- Mar 19, 2012
- by Jason Pawlowski
- The calendar says today is the last official day of winter but the forecast calls for an avalanche of last second votes...and lots and lots of Madness! Here are the Downtown Madness voting results t...
- Downtown Madness Score Central Update - March 18
- Mar 18, 2012
- by Jason Pawlowski
- We're just past the halfway point of Round 2 of Downtown Madness. It's been a back-and-forth affair thus far but there's still plenty of time left on the game clock. Here are the Downtown Madness vo...
- Downtown Madness Score Central Update - March 17
- Mar 17, 2012
- by Jason Pawlowski
- Happy St. Patrick's Day Downtown Madness peeps! Thus far in the early portions of Round 2, some of our Elite "Ate" group of Elgin eateries are on their way to finding a Pot 'o Gold at the end of their...



















