* YWCA Corporate Award 2008
* Mayor's Award for Preservation with historian Mike Alft 2008
* North Suburban Library System Innovation Award 2008
* Downtown Neighborhood Association “Community's Favorite Place” Award 2007
* Martin Luther King, Jr. Humanitarian Award 2007
* Slow Global Warming Visionary Award 2007
* Illinois Main Street Lieutenant Governor's Award for Excellence in Downtown Revitalization 2006
* Elgin Image Award 2004 and 2005