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Juneteenth organization partners with local police for Christmas

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Elgin Juneteenth Organization sponsored “Shop with a Cop” on December 21, 2019 at the Walmart in Elgin. In this event, Elgin police officers were paired with local children and provided a $100 gift card from the Elgin Juneteenth Organization and their sponsors to spend on clothes and toys. The intent is not just about shopping, but also about building relationships between the kids and Elgin police officers. This is a great opportunity for law enforcement and the community to work together and make some of our Elgin children’s holiday season a little brighter. Fourteen youth ages 5 to 10 years old were able ...

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