Elgin, Illinois: City in Cook and Kane counties in the northern part of the U.S. state of Illinois
Elgin (/ˈɛldʒɪn/) is a city in Illinois in the United States.
It is roughly 40 mi (64 km) northwest of Chicago on the Fox River. Most of Elgin lies within Kane County, Illinois, with a portion in Cook County, Illinois. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 114,797. It is the sixth-largest city in Illinois. It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area.
Elgin | |
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 Aerial view of Downtown Elgin | |
| Nickname: The City in the Suburbs | |
| Motto: The Jewel of the Midwest | |
 Location of Elgin in Kane and Cook County, Illinois | |
| Coordinates: 42°02′18″N 88°19′22″W / 42.03833°N 88.32278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
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| Founded | 1835 |
| Incorporated (city) | April 24, 1854 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager |
| Area | |
| • Total | 38.60 sq mi (99.97 km2) |
| • Land | 38.03 sq mi (98.49 km2) |
| • Water | 0.57 sq mi (1.49 km2) 1.43% |
| Elevation | 810 ft (250 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 114,797 |
| • Density | 3,018.83/sq mi (1,165.59/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (Central) |
| ZIP code(s) | 60120–60125 |
| Area code(s) | 331, 847 and 224 |
| Geocode | 17-23074 |
| FIPS code | 17-23074 |
| Demonym | Elginite |
| Website | www |
People from Elgin
Authors and academics
- E.C. "Mike" Alft, historian, author, and former mayor of Elgin.
- Nina Burleigh, journalist and best-selling author.[source?]
- Paul Flory, chemist, Nobel Prize winner (1974).
- Lloyd Hall, chemist.
- Douglas J. Mink, astronomer, co-discover of the rings around the planet Uranus.
- John Platt, computer scientist.
- Tom Shales, journalist, Pulitzer Prize winner (1988).
- Carleton Washburne, educator, author of the Winnetka Plan.[source?]
Business and invention
- Max Adler, vice-president of Sears & Roebuck, benefactor of Adler Planetarium.
- Lawrence B. Hamlin, violator of the Pure Food and Drug Act on claiming that his family's patent medicine could cure cancer.
- Lysander Hamlin, co-originator with John Austen Hamlin of Hamlin's Wizard Oil, father of Lawrence B. Hamlin.
- Jimmy John Liautaud, founder of Jimmy John's, benefactor of UIC's Liautaud Graduate School of Business.
- Earl "Madman" Muntz, marketer, car stereo and 4-track cartridge pioneer.
- James Roche, former chairman of General Motors.
Media and arts
- Dan Andriano, musician.
- Joe Becker, musician.[source?]
- Bruce Boxleitner, actor.
- BarlowGirl, Christian rock band.
- Alyssa Barlow
- Becca Barlow
- Lauren Barlow
- Chelsea Brummet, actress.
- Josh Caterer, songwriter, musician, lead singer of indie rock band Smoking Popes.[source?]
- Chuck Harder, radio talk show host.
- John Austen Hamlin, magician, brother of Lysander Hamlin.
- Matt Hoffman, Big brother 12.
- Charles Ingalls, father of Laura Ingalls Wilder (Little House on the Prairie) spent part of his childhood in the nearby Campton Township.
- Laurence Kaptain, international performer/recording artist, and Dean, College of Music and Dramatic Arts, Louisiana State University.
- William LeBaron, playwright, movie producer.
- David Otunga, Harvard educated lawyer, reality show contestant on VH1's I Love New York 2, fiance of singer/actress Jennifer Hudson.[source?]
- Jane Peterson, painter and artist.[source?]
- John Qualen, actor.
- David Strackany, folk singer-songwriter aka Paleo, born in Elgin
Military
- Harry Chamberlin, Brigadier General, equestrian, Olympic gold medalist (1932).[source?]
Politics
- Ray Barnhart, Texas Republican politician
- Peter Fitzgerald, United States Senator (R-IL).
Sports
- Charlene Barnett (1928-1979), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player and member of three champion teams.
- Brian Oldfield (born 1945), Olympic shot putter.
- Flynn Robinson (born 1941), basketball player for the Cincinnati Royals, Chicago Bulls, Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers, and the Baltimore Bullets.
References
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