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Elgin, Illinois
Location within the Chicago metropolitan area. The Chicago metropolitan area is the Metropolitan area associated with the city of Chicago in the United States and its suburbs The Chicago metropolitan area.
Incorporated City in 1854. A municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to cities, counties, Towns A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year
County; State Kane, Cook; Illinois
Township Dundee, Elgin, Hanover, Plato
Government Council-manager
Mayor Ed Schock
Population (2000) 94,487 (up 22. A county of the United States is a local level of government created as a subdivision of a state by the state government or by the federal or territorial government as a subdivision A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government Kane County is located in the US state of Illinois. In 2000 the population of the County was 404119 Cook County is a county in the US state of Illinois. It is the second most populous county in the United States after Los Angeles The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. A civil township is a widely used unit of Local government in the United States, subordinate to a county. Dundee Township occupies the square in the Northeast corner of Kane County Illinois. Elgin Township is located in Kane County Illinois at 42030073 N -88 Hanover Township is located in Cook County, Illinois. The population was 83471 at the 2000 census. Plato Township is located in Kane County Illinois at 42026309 N -88 Local governments are administrative offices that are smaller than a State. In the council-manager form of government an elected city council (typically between five and 11 people is responsible for making Policy, passing Ordinances voting Appropriations A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government 69% from 1990)
Pop. density 1,459. In Mathematics, a percentage is a way of expressing a number as a Fraction of 100 ( per cent meaning "per hundred" Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 3/km² (3,779. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 1/mi²)
ZIP code(s) 60120, 60121, 60122, 60123, 60124
Area code 847 & 224
Land area 64. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS Both area code 847 and area code 224 are part of an Overlay plan that covers most of Lake County, the northern part of Cook County, the northern Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 7 km² (25. 0 mi²)
Income Per capita:   $21,112
Household: $52,605
Home value Mean:    $229,300 (2005)
Median: $138,500 (2000)
Website cityofelgin.org
Demographics (Full data)
White Black Hispanic Asian Islander Native Other
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For other uses, see Elgin (disambiguation).

Elgin (pronounced /ˈɛldʒɨn/) is a city 40 mi. (64. 5 km) northwest of Chicago on the Fox River. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. This article is about a tributary beginning in far southeastern Wisconsin of the Illinois River Most of Elgin lies within Kane County, Illinois, with a portion in Cook County, Illinois. Kane County is located in the US state of Illinois. In 2000 the population of the County was 404119 Cook County is a county in the US state of Illinois. It is the second most populous county in the United States after Los Angeles As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 94,487, making it the eighth-largest city in Illinois. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. Elgin was profiled in a 1997 issue of Money Magazine as a microcosm of the United States. Money is a Time Inc Personal finance magazine Its first issue was published in October 1972 The United States of America —commonly referred to as the It is also the 251st largest city in the United States.

As of 2007 Elgin's population is estimated to be at 101,903, and the Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission forecasts Elgin will have a population of 167,375 in 2030.

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History

The Black Hawk Indian War of 1832 led to the expulsion of the Native Americans who had settlements and burial mounds in the area, and set the stage for the founding of Elgin. The Black Hawk War was fought in 1832 in the Midwestern United States. Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States Mound Builder is a general term referring to the American Indians who constructed various styles of earthen Mounds for burial residential and ceremonial purposes Thousands of militiamen and soldiers of Gen. Winfield Scott's army marched through the Fox River valley during the war and accounts of the area's fertile soils and flowing springs soon filtered east. The term militia is commonly used today to refer to a military force composed of ordinary Citizens to provide defense emergency law enforcement or Paramilitary service Winfield Scott ( June 13, 1786 &ndash May 29, 1866) was a United States Army general Diplomat, and presidential candidate This article is about a tributary beginning in far southeastern Wisconsin of the Illinois River

In New York, James T. Gifford and his brother Hezekiah Gifford heard tales of this area ripe for settlement, and travelled west. Looking for a site on the stagecoach route from Chicago to Galena, they eventually settled on a spot where the Fox River could be bridged. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Galena is the largest city in and County seat of Jo Daviess County, Illinois in the United States with an estimated population of 3396 In April of 1835, they established the city, naming it after the Scottish hymn "The Song of Elgin. "[1]

Elgin National Watch Company "Father Time" logo
Elgin National Watch Company "Father Time" logo

In 1849, the Galena & Chicago Union Railroad reached Elgin, which later would be served by railroads running along both banks of the Fox River, linking the growing town to Chicago and other urban centers. The Elgin National Watch Company was founded in August 1864 as the National Watch Company. Father Time (known as Pakiž in some countries is a Personification of Time. The Galena and Chicago Union Railroad ( G&CU) was a Railroad running west from Chicago to Clinton Iowa and Freeport Illinois, never [2] Early Elgin achieved fame for the butter and dairy goods it sold to the city of Chicago. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Gail Borden established a condensed milk factory here in 1866, and the local library is named in his honor. Gail Borden Jr ( November 9 1801 – January 11 1874) was a 19th century U The dairy industry became less important with the arrival of the Elgin Watch Company. The Elgin National Watch Company was founded in August 1864 as the National Watch Company. The watch factory employed three generations of Elginites from the late 19th to early 20th century, when it was the largest producer of fine watches in the United States. Today, the clocks at Chicago's Union Station still bear the Elgin name. Union Station is a Chicago Train station that opened in 1925 replacing an earlier 1881 station and is now the only Intercity rail terminal in Chicago [3]

In 1872, Elgin attracted a major state institution, the Northern Illinois State Mental Hospital[4] and later a Veterans Administration Hospital. [5]

Historic Print of Main Building of Elgin State Hospital, which was demolished in 1993.
Historic Print of Main Building of Elgin State Hospital, which was demolished in 1993.

Elgin has a long tradition of education and invention. Elgin is home to the Elgin Academy, the oldest coeducational, non-sectarian college preparatory school west of the Allegheny Mountains. Elgin Academy, founded in 1839, is an independent Coeducational, college- preparatory school in Elgin, Illinois. The Allegheny Mountain Range (also spelled Alleghany and Allegany) &mdash informally the Alleghenies &mdash is part of the vast Appalachian Elgin High School boasts five navy admirals, a Nobel Prize winner, a Pulitzer Prize winner, a Tony Award winner, two Academy Award-winning producers, Olympic athletes and a General Motors CEO among its alumni. Elgin High School, or EHS, is a public four-year High school located in Elgin Illinois, an American city 40 mi General Motors Corporation ( GM) ( is a multinational automobile manufacturer founded in 1908 and headquartered in the United States. Elgin resident John Murphy invented the motorized streetsweeper in 1914 and later formed the Elgin Sweeper Corporation. Pioneering African-American chemist Lloyd Hall was an Elgin native, as was the legendary marketer and car stereo pioneer Earl "Madman" Muntz and Max Adler, founder of the Adler Planetarium in Chicago, America's first planetarium. African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa Lloyd Augustus Hall ( June 20, 1894 - January 2, 1971) was an African American chemist who contributed to the science of Food Earl William "Madman" Muntz (January 3 1914 – June 21 1987 was an American Businessman and Engineer who sold and promoted cars and Consumer Max Adler may refer to Max Adler (Sears (1866–1952 American businessman and philanthropist Max Adler (Marxist (1873–1937 Austrian The Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum in Chicago, Illinois was the first Planetarium built in the Western Hemisphere and is the oldest in existence [6]

Local historian E.C. Alft has written several books and an ongoing newspaper column about Elgin's history. Elmer C "Mike" Alft Jr (1925- is a local Historian and former mayor of Elgin, Illinois.

Architecture and historic preservation

The city is known for its historic architecture and landmarks from the Victorian era, including some fine examples of homes in the Queen Anne style. Culture The Victorian fascination with novelty resulted in a deep interest in the relationship between modernity and cultural continuities The Queen Anne Style is a style of architecture, furniture and decoration that reached its greatest popularity in the last quarter of the 19th century manifesting itself in Many of the most remarkable homes once belonged to National Watch Company executives. Many interesting Sears Catalog Homes arrived in Elgin as kits from 1908 to 1940. Sears Catalog Homes (sold as Sears Modern Homes) were ready-to-assemble Houses sold through Mail order by Sears Roebuck and Company, an

Predating Victorian homes were homes made of native cobblestone. Cobblestones are stones that were frequently used in the pavement of early Streets "Cobblestone" is derived from the very old English word "cob" It is believed that Elgin had at one time the largest concentration of cobblestone homes outside of Rochester, New York. Several such homes built by the earliest settlers still stand. They can be seen in Elgin's historic districts, two of which are recognized by the National Register of Historic Places. The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP is the United States government's official list of districts sites buildings structures and objects deemed worthy of

The Elgin Public Museum at Lords Park is the oldest building in Illinois built expressly as a museum that is still serving that purpose. The Elgin Public Museum of Natural History and Anthropology in Lords Park is a small Natural history museum located in Elgin Illinois.

The 9-member Elgin Heritage Commission promotes historic preservation activity. The Gifford Park Association is also active in historic preservation, and conducts a popular annual house tour.

Arts, Recreation, and Conservation

Elgin is home to the Elgin Symphony Orchestra, "Illinois' second orchestra," according to Chicago Tribune music critic John Von Rhein. Other classical music groups include the Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra—the only youth symphony ever invited to Ravinia, the Elgin Choral Union, the Elgin Children's Chorus, and Elgin Opera Outdoor music can be heard at the Wing Park Bandshell. Ravinia Park is a private park in Highland Park, Illinois with a variety of outdoor and indoor performing arts facilities and it is best known as the site of the Theatre groups include the Janus Theatre Company, Elgin Theatre Company, Children's Theatre of Elgin, and Fox Valley Youth Theatre. Together, the Hemmens Auditorium and Elgin Community College's Visual & Performing Arts Center host dozens of performances a year by performers ranging from Chicago's Hubbard Street Dance Company to comedian Bill Maher.

After losing many landmark businesses in the 1980s, downtown Elgin experienced a renaissance in the 1990s with the arrival of the Grand Victoria riverboat casino and improvement in the local economy. The Grand Victoria Casino Elgin is a Riverboat casino in Elgin Illinois, about 40 miles (64 km west of Chicago. Many historic buildings have been transformed into stylish clubs and restaurants.

Elgin's city parks include 112 acre (453,000 m²) Lords Park, which features the Elgin Public Museum, a petting zoo, and a herd of American bison, and 121 acre (490,000 m²) Wing Park, which includes a golf course. The acre is a unit of Area in a number of different systems including the imperial and U The Elgin Public Museum of Natural History and Anthropology in Lords Park is a small Natural history museum located in Elgin Illinois. The American bison ( Bison bison) is a Bovine Mammal, also commonly known as the American buffalo. Other golf courses within Elgin include the Rolling Knolls Country Club, the Highlands of Elgin, and the Elgin Country Club. The Centre of Elgin, which among other features includes an aquatic park and a climbing wall, remains one of the largest municipal recreation centers in the United States. The Elgin Sports Complex on the City's Southwest side offers ten lighted ballfields, ten soccer fields and the Chicago area's premier BMX Track, The Hill. The Complex hosts several local, regional and national tournaments every year. Elgin connects to Algonquin and Dundee to the north, and St. Charles, Geneva, and Batavia to the south by the Fox River Trail bike path. Algonquin is a village located in both Kane and McHenry County Illinois. East Dundee is a village in Kane County and a small section in Cook County Illinois. St Charles is an affluent city in Kane and DuPage counties of Illinois, United States, and is roughly 40 miles west of Chicago on Geneva is a suburb of Chicago located in extreme eastern Kane County Illinois. Batavia is a city in DuPage and Kane Counties in the US state of Illinois. Segregated cycle facilities are Roads tracks paths or marked lanes designated for use by Cyclists from which motorised traffic is generally excluded

Although one of the largest and fastest-growing cities in Illinois, Elgin still retains some of the natural beauty and habitat diversity that first brought settlers to this area. On the East, the city borders the 4,200 acre (17 km²) Poplar Creek Preserve, maintained by the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, which includes bike trails, hiking trails and equestrian trails. The Shoe Factory Road Prairie located in the preserve provides an example of the hill prairies that once dotted the region. Poplar Creek Preserves connects to the 4,000 acre (16 km²) Spring Creek Valley Forest Preserve via a conservation easement covering parts of the Sears campus.

Elgin boasts two highly protected Illinois Nature Preserves, the Bluff Spring Fen and Trout Park. For its size, Bluff Spring Fen has a remarkable number of distinct plant communities, including a hill prairie and a fen, or alkaline spring marshland, which is home to several rare orchids. A fen is a type of Wetland fed by surface and/or groundwater Fens are characterized by their water chemistry which is neutral or Alkaline Fens are different Trout Park also includes a similar calcerous seep community, with the addition of a unique forest community of oaks, ashes, maples, and uncommon species such as arborvitae and witch hazel. Acer ( maple) is a Genus of Trees or Shrubs They are variously classified in a family of their own the Aceraceae, or Thuja (pronounced "thoo-ya" or " thoo-ja " is a genus of Coniferous Trees in the Cupressaceae (cypress When the park was created in the 1920s, the local newspaper ran a lengthy front-page story with lists of the plant species of Trout Park, reflecting both the great variety of plants present and interest Elginites had in conservation. In the 1960s, the Northwest Tollway bisected the site and reduced it in size. The Jane Addams Memorial Tollway in Illinois is a 79 mile (127 km segment of Interstate 90 from Interstate 190 in far northwest Chicago to

Elgin today

Elgin ranks as one of the fastest growing cities in Illinois. In June 2005, the Chicago Tribune quoted Elgin Mayor Ed Schock saying that Elgin will in 40 years be the second largest city in Illinois. The city's Far West Development Strategy calls for the construction of 14,000 homes on agricultural land west of Randall Road, which has become a major retail corridor connecting the Fox Valley. Randall Road is a major north-south county highway in McHenry and Kane County Illinois. Elgin's downtown area has also attracted developer interest. Three large residential projects will be completed in the downtown by 2007, at a total cost of more than $100 million. The Gail Borden Public Library moved into a new $30 million 460,000 volume-capacity building in October of 2003. Gail Borden Public Library is a Public library district located in Elgin Illinois, USA. Other recent projects include the city's $41 million recreational center, the Centre of Elgin.

The city's rapid growth has been accompanied by increased concerns about traffic, urban sprawl, and the city's capacity to provide services to new residents. Urban sprawl, also known as suburban sprawl, is the spreading of a city and its Suburbs over rural land at the fringe of an urban area City officials insist that Elgin's water plants have ample capacity to serve new residents. Elgin is known for the quality of its tap water, which in the past ten years has been named both the finest in Kane County and the finest in Illinois.

In the 1990s, Elgin became one of the few cities in northern Illinois to host a riverboat casino. A riverboat is Ship designed for Inland navigation. These vessels are usually less sturdy than ships built for the open seas with limited navigational and A casino is in the modern sense of the word a facility that houses and accommodates certain types of Gambling activities The Grand Victoria Casino initially generated controversy, but has since proven a significant source of income for the city. The Grand Victoria Casino Elgin is a Riverboat casino in Elgin Illinois, about 40 miles (64 km west of Chicago. Drawing nearly four million people annually, as of March 2005, it is the fifth most popular tourist attraction in Illinois. The Grand Victoria Foundation, to which the casino has contributed an amount in excess of $116 million, provides community grants to nonprofits in the city.

A significant Laotian American community calls Elgin home. Laos (ˈlɑːoʊs or /ˈlaʊs/ officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a Landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma Elgin has been the sister city of Vientiane, the capital of Laos, since 1967. Vientiane (vjɛnˈtjɑːn Lao ວຽງຈັນ Viang-chan) is the Capital city of Laos Laos (ˈlɑːoʊs or /ˈlaʊs/ officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a Landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma Some Laotian Americans have opened stores and restaurants, contributing to the city's remarkable diversity.

Elgin's civic society is characterized by a large, diverse, and effective group of grassroots organizations, a sense of community pride and a spirit of volunteerism and participation. In recognition of this, for the second time, Elgin won the National Civic League's prestigious All-America City Award in 2002. The All-America City Award is given by the National Civic League annually to ten cities in the United States.

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Government

Elgin was chartered as a city by the State of Illinois in 1854, and 100 years later, became the first city in Illinois to adopt a Council-Manager form of government. In the council-manager form of government an elected city council (typically between five and 11 people is responsible for making Policy, passing Ordinances voting Appropriations Residents elect six at-large council members and a mayor, who serve on a part-time basis. The city council meets every other Wednesday at 6:00pm at City Hall. The city manager, a full-time professional, serves at the pleasure of the mayor and city council. Elgin's current mayor is Ed Schock.

The city is represented in the Illinois legislature by Ruth Munson (R) and Senator Michael Noland (D). Ruth Munson is a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 43rd district since 2002 Michael Noland is a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate, representing the 22nd District since 2007 In Congress, Elgin is represented by Bill Foster (D), Representative Peter Roskam (R), and Representative Melissa Bean (D). Bill Foster may refer to Bill Foster (Illinois politician (born 1955 U Peter James Roskam (born September 13 1961 in Hinsdale Illinois) is a Freshman Republican member of the United States House of Representatives Melissa Luburić Bean (born on January 22, 1962) American politicianhas been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives

Elgin is in Hanover Township of Cook County and Elgin Township of Kane County. Hanover Township is located in Cook County, Illinois. The population was 83471 at the 2000 census. Elgin Township is located in Kane County Illinois at 42030073 N -88 Elgin Township is governed by a supervisor (Annette Miller) and four trustees (Robert "Bob" Johnson, J. Patrick Hudgens, Vicki Pellock and Kurt R. Kojzarek) elected to four year terms.

Geography

Elgin is located at 42°2′22″N, 88°17′19″W (42. 039426, -88. 288627)[7].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 25. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 4 square miles (65. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 8 km²), of which, 25. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 0 square miles (64. 7 km²) of it is land and 0. 4 square miles (1. 0 km²) of it (1. 54%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census[8] of 2000, there were 94,487 people, 31,543 households, and 22,395 families residing in the city. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 3,779. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 1 people per square mile (1,459. 3/km²). There were 32,665 housing units at an average density of 1,306. 5/sq mi (504. 5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 70. 49% White, 6. 80% African American, 0. 40% Native American, 3. 88% Asian, 0. 06% Pacific Islander, 15. 39% from other races, and 2. 98% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 34. 32% of the population. A significant portion of Elgin's Asian population is of Laotian origin. Laos (ˈlɑːoʊs or /ˈlaʊs/ officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a Landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma

There were 31,543 households out of which 39. 6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54. 6% were married couples living together, 11. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29. 0% were non-families. 23. 3% of all households were made up of individuals and 7. 4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 94 and the average family size was 3. 49.

In the city the population was spread out with 29. 0% under the age of 18, 10. 7% from 18 to 24, 33. 6% from 25 to 44, 18. 2% from 45 to 64, and 8. 6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 99. 9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98. 8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $52,605, and the median income for a family was $58,404. Males had a median income of $39,581 versus $28,488 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,112. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 6. 4% of families and 8. 1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 6% of those under age 18 and 4. 7% of those age 65 or over.

Elgin demographic statistics vs. Illinois cities of comparable size:

Elgin Joliet Peoria Waukegan Rockford Aurora Naperville
Population 116,349 154,231 135,639 103,291 191,211 170,684 163,896
Percent population white 70. Waukegan ( IPA: /wɔˈkigən/ is a city in Lake County, Illinois. Aurora is the second-largest City in the US state of Illinois, with a population of 175952 (2007 est Naperville ( is an affluent city in the Chicago metropolitan area in Illinois in the United States, voted the second and third best place to live 49% 69. 32% 69. 29% 50. 14% 72. 81% 68. 07% 85. 19%
Percent population black 6. 80% 18. 16% 24. 79% 19. 21% 17. 37% 11. 06% 3. 03%
Percent population hispanic 34. 32% 18. 41% 2. 51% 44. 82% 10. 18% 32. 56% 3. 24%
Median household income $59,771 $50,725 $41,782 $46,868 $44,820 $59,919 $95,942
Median home price $187,290 $136,834 $96,486 $147,928 $93,645 $171,683 $311,205
Home price gain (2-5 years) 13. 67% 10. 16% 7. 84% 9. 39% 7. 32% 7. 10% 7. 39%
Student to teacher ratio (lower number is better) 13. 80 17. 50 NA 15. 10 14. 2 13. 40 15. 00
Air pollution index (lower number is better) 55 57 NA 37 70 95 104
Personal crime risk (lower number is better) 72 126 174 86 140 81 13
Property crime risk (lower number is better) 52 128 169 125 155 52 22

Sources: CNNMoney. com, HomeInsight. com, Onboard LLC, US Census 2000

Transportation

Elgin has three stations on Metra's Milwaukee District/West Line, which provides daily rail service between Elgin and Chicago, Illinois (at Union Station): National Street, Elgin, and Big Timber Road. Metra (officially known as the Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation) is a Regional rail system that serves the city of Chicago Illinois The Milwaukee District/West ( MD-W) is a Commuter rail line provided and operated by Metra in Chicago Illinois, and its surrounding Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Union Station is a Chicago Train station that opened in 1925 replacing an earlier 1881 station and is now the only Intercity rail terminal in Chicago National Street is one of three stations on Metra 's Milwaukee District/West in Elgin, Illinois. Elgin is one of three stations on Metra 's Milwaukee District/West in Elgin, Illinois. Big Timber Road is a commuter railroad station in Elgin, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago. Elgin is the western terminus of this service.

Sports

The City of Elgin is home to two professional sports team, the Elgin Racers of the International Basketball League and the Chicago Bandits of the National Pro Fastpitch softball league. The Elgin Racers are a franchise of the International Basketball League. This article is about the International Basketball League formed in 2004. USA Softball players Amy Harre Jaime Clark Jennie Finch Megan Willis Victoria Galindo National Pro Fastpitch (NPF formerly the Women's Pro Softball League (WPSL is the only professional women's Softball league in the United States The Racers play at the Spartan Events Center while the Bandits play at Judson University.

In 2006, the Babe Ruth Division Elgin Rippers placed second in the Illinois State Championship, only losing because of a lack of pitching. Led by team captain Tyler Glasgow.

In 2007, the Senior Division (ages 15 and 16) All Stars from Elgin Continental Little League, won the Illinois State Championship.

In 2007, the Smash Bros of the SSWL (Spook Stick Wiffle Ball League) went undefeated with a perfect 3-0 record, and were lead by lead off hitter and team captain Tyler Glasgow.

In 2007, St. Edward Catholic High School Girls Varsity team went to finish in the Elite Eight down state for IHSA 2007 Girl's State Basketball Conference.

In 2001 Xplosion Mens softball team won the NSA Region 6 Championship.

In 2002 Xplosion Mens softball team won the ASA Metro Championship.

Notable Elginites

The following is a list of people who were born in, lived in, or are otherwise associated with Elgin.

Education

Four public school districts and 18 private schools serve Elgin. Alkaline Trio is a Punk rock band from Chicago, consisting of Matt Skiba on Guitar / Vocals, Dan Andriano on bass For the baseball player & coach see Joe Becker (baseball Joseph Christopher Becker Jr Bruce William Boxleitner (born May 12, 1950, in Elgin Illinois) is an American Actor. BarlowGirl is an American Christian rock / CCM band from Elgin Illinois. Alyssa Katherine Nicole Barlow (born January 4 1982 is an American musician and is the bass guitarist and keyboardist for BarlowGirl, a Christian rock Rebecca "Becca" Elizabeth Marie Barlow (born November 24, 1979) sings background vocals and plays both electric and Acoustic guitar Lauren Ashley Nicole Barlow (born July 29, 1985) is the drummer for BarlowGirl, a Christian pop and rock band Chelsea Jean Brummet (born January 28, 1987 in Elgin Illinois) is an American actress and Singer who is known for her Nina Burleigh is a liberal American author and journalist born in Chicago Illinois. Josh Caterer (born 1972 is an influential Chicago-area musician and songwriter The Smoking Popes are an American Rock group from the northwest suburbs of Chicago Illinois, formed in 1991 Paul John Flory ( June 19 1910 &ndash September 9 1985) was an American chemist who was known for his prodigious volume of work in the field Peter Gosselin Fitzgerald (born October 20, 1960) is the former junior United States Senator from Illinois, having served from 1999&ndash Lloyd Augustus Hall ( June 20, 1894 - January 2, 1971) was an African American chemist who contributed to the science of Food The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented Charles Phillip Ingalls ( January 10, 1836, Cuba New York - June 8, 1902, De Smet South Dakota) was the father of Laura Ingalls Wilder ( February 7, 1867 – February 10, 1957) was an American Author, who wrote the Little House series Little House on the Prairie is a children's book by Laura Ingalls Wilder that was published in 1935 Campton Township is located in Kane County Illinois at 41935643 N -88 George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. Laurence Kaptain is an American symphonic Cimbalom artist Most recently he has appeared with the New York Philharmonic and cellist Yo-Yo Ma William LeBaron ( 16 February, 1883 - 9 February, 1958) was a Film producer, whose credits included Cimarron Jimmy John's is a franchised sandwich restaurant owned by Jimmy John Liautaud Jimmy John's is a franchised sandwich restaurant owned by Jimmy John Liautaud Douglas J Mink is an Astronomical Software Developer and Data Archivist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Earl William "Madman" Muntz (January 3 1914 – June 21 1987 was an American Businessman and Engineer who sold and promoted cars and Consumer For the Semi-automatic shotgun known as the Street Sweeper, see Armsel Striker. Brian Oldfield (born June 1, 1945) is a former American athlete and personality of the 1970s and early 1980s Jane Peterson (1876-1965 was an American artist Notably her work is held in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. John Platt is a senior Researcher in the Knowledge Tools Group at Microsoft Corporation. John Qualen ( December 8, 1899 - September 12, 1987) was a Canadian film Character actor. James M Roche ( December 16 1906 - June 6 2004) was an American statistician who served as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO and Chairman Tom Shales (born November 3, 1944) is an American critic of television programming and operations Userpolbot from http//bioguidecongressgov/scripts/biodisplaypl?index=S001093 The Encyclopædia Britannica is a general English-language encyclopaedia published by Encyclopædia Britannica Inc Carleton Washburne was the superintendent of schools in Winnetka Illinois from 1919 to 1943 The Winnetka Plan was an educational experiment held in the Elementary school system of Winnetka Illinois.

Public school districts serving Elgin:

U-46, the second largest school district in Illinois, serves an area of some 90 square miles in Cook, DuPage and Kane Counties. Elgin Area School District U46, most often referred to as "U-46" is a School district in Illinois. List of school districts in Illinois (879 school districts Adams County Central Community Unit School District 3 - District List of school districts in Illinois (879 school districts Adams County Central Community Unit School District 3 - District List of school districts in Illinois (879 school districts Adams County Central Community Unit School District 3 - District List of school districts in Illinois (879 school districts Adams County Central Community Unit School District 3 - District Almost 40,000 children of school age are in its area. Elgin's two public high schools, Elgin High School and Larkin High School, are home to the Gifted and Talented Academy and the Visual and Performing Arts Academy, respectively. Elgin High School, or EHS, is a public four-year High school located in Elgin Illinois, an American city 40 mi Larkin High School, or LHS, is a public four-year High school located in Elgin Illinois, a north-west suburb of Chicago Illinois, in the

Private schools include:

The city is served by Elgin Community College (ECC), one of the fastest-growing community colleges in the state. Westminster Christian School is a private school in Elgin Illinois. Elgin Community College is a US post-secondary educational institution which awards Associate of Arts degrees ECC serves the district #509 communities of St. Charles, Burlington, South Elgin, Wayne, Bartlett, Algonquin, Dundee, Hampshire and smaller towns.

Judson University, an accredited, four-year liberal arts American Baptist college sits on the banks of the Fox River on the city's northwest side. Judson University is an evangelical Christian liberal arts university located in Elgin Illinois. The term liberal arts refers to a particular type of educational Curriculum broadly defined as a Classical education. Judson features graduate programs in architecture and education.

Elgin is also home to Providence Baptist College, a four-year Baptist vocational college. Baptist is a term describing individuals belonging to a Baptist church or a Baptist denomination. College ( Latin collegium) is a term most often used today to denote an Educational Institution.

Commemorative coin

Elgin, Illinois
Elgin, Illinois

In 1936, a commemorative silver half dollar was issued by the United States Mint commemorating the centennial of Elgin, Illinois. Commemorative coinage of the United States consists of Coins that have been minted to commemorate a particular event person or organization Silver (ˈsɪlvɚ is a Chemical element with the symbol " Ag " (argentum from the Ancient Greek: ἀργήντος - argēntos gen The United States Mint primarily produces circulating coinage for the United States to conduct its Trade and Commerce. The coin was meant to raise money for the pioneer family memorial proposed by Elgin sculptor Trygve Rovelstad, and sold for $1. Trygve A Rovelstad ( September 27, 1903 &ndash June 8, 1990) was a renowned Medalist and sculptor. 50. The obverse features the profile of a pioneer with the dates 1673 * 1936, while the reverse features a pioneer family; both images are based on a centennial "Pioneer Medal" made by Rovelstad. [9] The date 1673 is in reference to the expedition of Louis Jolliet and Pere Marquette, despite the fact that their journey took them nowhere near the future site of Elgin. Louis Jolliet, also known as Louis Joliet with only one L ( September 21, 1645 &ndash 1700 was a French Canadian explorer

The coin did not prove to be a popular success, probably because of the Great Depression and the great variety of commemorative coins being issued at the time. Five thousand of the 25,000 coins initially minted were unsold and melted down by the mint. Rovelstad's pioneer statue was not installed until 2001. [10]

Elgin in mass media

References

  1. ^ Alft, E. C. 1992. Elgin: Days Gone By. Crossroads Communications, Carpentersville, IL. Published online at elginhistory.com
  2. ^ http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/420.html Retrieved Sept. 22, 2006
  3. ^ Alft, E. C. 1992. Elgin: Days Gone By. Crossroads Communications, Carpentersville, IL. Published online at elginhistory.com
  4. ^ http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/420.html Retrieved Sept. 22, 2006
  5. ^ Briska, William (1997). The History of Elgin Mental Health Center: Evolution of a State Hospital. Crossroads Communications. ISBN 0-916445-45-3.  
  6. ^ Alft, E. C. 1992. Elgin: Days Gone By. Crossroads Communications, Carpentersville, IL. Published online at elginhistory.com
  7. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
  8. ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
  9. ^ "Elgin Commemorative Half Dollar", coinfacts. com [1]
  10. ^ "Elgin Commemorative Half Dollar", coinfacts. com [2]

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