David Olinger pours drinks at the Martini Room in Elgin. The bar will celebrate its 20th anniversary on Tuesday. Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com

While celebrating 20 years of successfully owning a bar in such a volatile industry should be a moment to celebrate, Martini Room owner Ula Borodzinska found at least one way to make it bittersweet.

“It feels good, but at the same time it shows me how old I am,” she said with a laugh.

The downtown Elgin cocktail bar at 161 E. Chicago St. is celebrating its 20th anniversary under her ownership on Tuesday, Aug. 5, with a number of events, including the unveiling of 20 portraits of local celebrities, supporters, and friends photographed with cocktails specially chosen to represent them.

Ula Borodzinska, owner of Martini Room in Elgin, has operat

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