The Daily Herald
Rabbi Mendel Shemtov says his goal is to meet every Jew in Elgin. Perhaps surprisingly, there's an estimated 2,000 Jews who live within a 15-mile radius of the new Chabad of Elgin & Hoffman Estates at 30W509 Shoe Factory Road. "Everyone says they're the only ones," he said, "but we tend to find more and more every day."