Bowes, Illinois

Corron Farm is a historic farm at 7N761 Corron Road in rural Campton Township, Kane County, Illinois. Robert Corron, who was one of Kane County's first settlers, claimed the farm in 1835 and gradually purchased its land from the government over the 1840s. Corron and his family originally lived in a log cabin on the site, but in the early 1850s they built a brick farmhouse; the house's design blends elements of the Italianate and Early Classical Revival styles. The farm also has a workers' house from the 1880s with an I-house plan, a common vernacular type in the Midwest at the time. Other buildings on the farm include a dairy barn with a silo, a horse barn, a hog house, a chicken coop and feed house, a milk house, and two corn cribs.The farm was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 21, 2018.

Udina is an unincorporated community in Elgin and Plato Townships, Kane County, Illinois, United States. It is located mainly at the intersection of Coombs Road, U.S. Route 20 and Plank Road. The Pingree Grove Fire Department, Klein's Farm & Garden Market, Plank Road Tap Room, and Pasek Meat Market are located here.

Plato Center is an unincorporated community in Kane County, Illinois, United States, located south of Pingree Grove. Plato Center has its own ZIP code, 60170, and is also part of ZIP code 60124.

Plato Township is one of sixteen townships in Kane County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 6,166 and it contained 2,182 housing units. It was originally named Homer Township; the name was changed to Plato on July 2, 1850.

Memorial Washington Reformed Presbyterian Church is a historic church in Elgin, Illinois. It was built in 1844, but has not had regular service since 1906. Due to the infrequency of services, the church earned the moniker The Once-A-Year Church. The simple, vernacular Greek Revivalchurch building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

Campton Hills is a village in Kane County, Illinois, and is a western suburb of Chicago. The population of the village is 11,131 per the 2010 US Census.

Thornwood is a master planned community of single-family homes and townhomes located in South Elgin, Illinois at the intersection of Silver Glen and Randall Roads on over 750 acres (3.0 km2) of land and centered on a $3.8 million clubhouse that is situated on 6 acres (24,000 m2) of land. Construction started in 1998 and finished in 2005, three years ahead of schedule.

The Robert and Elizabeth Muirhead House is a historic house located at 42W814 Rohrson Road northeast of Plato Center, Illinois. Built in 1951–53, the house was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in his Usonian style. Robert and Elizabeth Muirhead, the home's owners, had met Wright in 1948 while touring Taliesin, and the meeting inspired them to commission Wright to design their own home. The one-story house is horizontally oriented to match its flat surroundings, in keeping with Wright's design principles. Rows of casement windows and a wooden parapet along the roof add to the house's horizontal emphasis. The house's interior also includes several typical elements of Wright's work, including a deemphasized front entrance, floor-to-ceiling windows used to bring in additional light, and a sense of contrast and connection between rooms.The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 12, 2016.

Harvest Christian Academy is a private Christian school in Elgin, Illinois, United States. Harvest Christian Academy is a ministry of Harvest Bible Chapel, a church that is located on several campuses in the Chicago area. The school has students ranging from preschool to high school. As of September 2014, the number of students enrolled at Harvest Christian Academy from preschool to grade 12 totaled 650, the number of full-time and part-time staff totaled 72, and the size of the facilities totaled 80 acres and over 200,000 square feet. The school was founded in August 2004. The ethnic diversity of Harvest Christian Academy is significantly less than that of the state average in Illinois. Compared to the state average rate of 51% White students enrolled, Harvest Christian Academy has an 87% rate of White students. Both the Hispanic and Black communities, which on average in Illinois represent 24% and 18% of student enrollment respectively (the second and third largest ethnic groups), are only represented by 4% and 2% of the enrolled population at the private school.

The Spartan Events Center is a multipurpose arena in Elgin, Illinois at Elgin Community College and was home to the Elgin Racers.

Elgin Community College (ECC) is a public community college in Elgin, Illinois. It was founded in 1949 as part of Elgin Area School District U46. Community College District 509 was formed 17 years later in 1966, a year after Illinois legislators created the Illinois Community College System. Most of the District is in Kane County with portions in DeKalb, Cook, McHenry, and DuPage. The 360-square-mile (930 km2) District serves 300,000 people, 11,000 businesses, four public school districts, and 15 high schools. Classes were originally held in the Elgin High School (now the Gifford Street School) but later moved a 145-acre (58.7 ha) campus developed on what was previously the farm colony of Elgin State Hospital. On April 7, 2009, voters in District 509 approved a $178M bond referendum to finance the renovation and expansion of the campus.

Wasco is a former unincorporated community that became part of the village of Campton Hills, Illinois, when it was formed in 2007. Wasco is in Kane County, 40 miles (64 km) west of Chicago. It has a post office (ZIP Code 60183), a few restaurants, and an elementary school. The community is located along Illinois Route 64 approximately 4 miles (6 km) west of St. Charles and is at the center of the village of Campton Hills. The area outside the downtown section is mostly residential homes, spanning several blocks.