More than 1,500 kids in need in the Elgin area will be primed and ready for the school year thanks to a Wednesday delivery from Amazon. The company donated and delivered over 1,500 backpacks to ...

Elgin Community College and its partners are preparing for Project Backpack, a community-based initiative that collects and distributes school supplies to students in need in the area. The school ...

Project Backpack, a community-based school supply giveaway event, will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3, in the Building J Spartan Events Center and outside Building C on the campus ...

Elgin Community College and its partners are collecting school supplies for Project Backpack to be provided to area students in need attending Elgin-area schools and ECC in the fall. Supply kits, ...