Cool sounds for the needy ELGIN — Most Saturdays during the Christmas season, Craig Johnson can be found outside a northern Fox Valley store, trombone to lips. Since 1992, the 68-year-old Elgin resident and a few musical friends have been not just ringing bells for the Salvation Army’s kettle campaign but also playing their tubas, trombones, trumpets and other brass instruments for shoppers. The former Elgin School ...
Dec. 11, 2013 - The Courier News