The place
Elgin Public House
Historic downtown Elgin · 219 E. Chicago Street
Visit the restaurantChapter 01 · The beginning
Where It
All Began.
The story
Conversation came easy. Time disappeared.
We met at Elgin Public House for our first date—and then talked for hours. What could have been a quick dinner became one of those rare nights when conversation simply never runs out.
We laughed, got to know each other, and neither of us seemed ready for the night to end. It was the first page of a story neither of us could have imagined yet.
What started as a first date became the beginning of something pretty incredible.
The feeling
The easiest first date
Hours of conversation, a great time, and the sense that this night was different.