Elgin neighbors rally to save DC Cook building from demolition About 50 people turned out for a rally Wednesday organized by a group of neighbors hoping to stop the demolition of the DC Cook building in Elgin. Elgin City Council member John Steffen, right, addressed the crowd before leaving for a special committee of the whole meeting organized to ostensibly address the issue. Rick West | Staff Photographer Elgin council member Carol Rauschenberger addresses a group of about 50 people gathered for a rally in support of saving the DC Cook building in Elgin Wednesday. The Northeast Neighborhood Association's Property Development Work Group organized the rally.