Explore Elgin Area

l across Kane County; indulge in an array of dining experiences that will leave you craving more or simply relax in one of our affordable hotels or bed and breakfasts. We are conveniently located only 45 minutes from downtown Chicago and 30 minutes from O'Hare International Airport. Whether you are traveling for business or pleasure, there is something for everyone to do in all of our communities, including those in Kane County! Our communities of Bartlett, Burlington, Carpentersville, East Dundee, Elgin, Gilberts, Hampshire, Pingree Grove, Sleepy Hollow, South Elgin and West Dundee look forward to your visit! Mission
The mission of Explore Elgin Area is to collaboratively advocate for the thoughtful development and promotion of the region to stimulate the economy through tourism and create a sense of place for residents. Purpose
Explore Elgin Area exists to collaboratively share the pride and story of the region with everyone in order to enhance the community’s Quality of Life. Vision
The Elgin Area will be known for its diverse, historic, and authentic culture, welcoming visitors for memorable experiences. We encourage Fans to participate on our page but reserve the right to remove any material that we deem unfit for our page. While Explore Elgin Area works alongside our local Chambers of Commerce, we are not a membership-based organization nor are we run by a Chamber of Commerce. Community Standards
Welcome to the Explore Elgin Area CVB community! This is a safe space to discuss travel, events, and destination businesses. We want everyone to be part of our community and have their voice heard. We encourage your feedback and aim to respond to your comments as soon as possible. While we do moderate this community, we welcome open discussion. To help everyone enjoy our community, we ask that when you post, you keep in mind the following:
- We don’t allow defamatory, indecent, offensive, profane, discriminatory, misleading, unlawful or threatening comments.
- Personal attacks, name-calling, trolling and abuse will not be tolerated.
- Spamming, posting promotional material or posting links to third party websites is not permitted.
- We reserve the right to delete comments at our discretion and block any repeat offenders. We will remove content that is fraudulent, deceptive or misleading.
- Coordinated group attacks will not be tolerated.
- Respect that other people in the community have had different life experiences and may have a different perspective to yours. We welcome different viewpoints.
- Our community is a public place. Don’t post personal information that you would not be comfortable sharing with a stranger. We recommend that you don’t post any information that may identify you or anyone else, such as your address, email address or phone number.
- Employees participating in the discussion in our community are reminded of the staff social media guidelines. If you have a question about a product or service of ours, please get in touch via our website at ExploreElginArea.com.