JUNE 21ORAL HISTORY PROJECT SHARES STORIESELGIN – Excerpts from stories about Elgin’s Southside will be shared June 21 by local actors, artists and students, 7 p.m. at The Open Room, 117 Central Ave. Interview subjects include Pete Bega, Delores Del Cantu, T. Berry, Shorty Russell, Ruby Simms and Shifton McShan – directed and editedbyMollyOwenand Karen Bernstein. Volunteers for the non-profit, community-based Elgin Oral History Project have conducted numerous interviews with people who live or have lived in Elgin.JUNE 20MIDSUMMER FESTIVALELGIN – The 77th annual Midsummer Festival and Swedish Reunion return to celebrate the region’s longstanding culture June 20 at the ...