A place to unwind and lose track of time welcome to the hampton inn chicagoelgin a city of ornate parks a charming downtown and plenty of cultural activities elgin also boasts a proud history in fact you may wear part of that history on your wrist or in your vest pocket the elgin watch company was founded in 1864 and produced 60 million watches over the next 100 years today not far from our hampton inn hotel in chicagoelgin you can listen to our symphony play a round of golf visit