Elgin City Council members had hoped to preserve the symbols they agreed could be removed from a former Masonic temple-turned-church. But one of those symbols is now in pieces, and the other was ...

Elgin officials will attempt to preserve the Masonic symbols on a historic city building after they are removed by the church that now owns it. At issue are images of a square, compass and the ...

The long-broken outdoor clock on Elgin’s downtown Tower building has been refurbished and placed back on the exterior of the recently renovated structure. “It was a difficult project but not ...