Elgin, Illinois
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[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
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| Founded | 1835 |
| Incorporated (city) | April 24, 1854[2] |
| 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 | |
| • 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 |
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.[4] It is the sixth-largest city in Illinois. It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area.
People from Elgin
[change | change source]Authors and academics
[change | change source]- E.C. "Mike" Alft, historian, author, and former mayor of Elgin.
- Nina Burleigh, journalist and best-selling author.[5]
- 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.[6]
Business and invention
[change | change source]- 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
[change | change source]- Dan Andriano, musician.[7][8]
- Bruce Boxleitner, actor.
- BarlowGirl, Christian rock band.
- Chelsea Brummet, actress.
- 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.[9]
- Jane Peterson, painter and artist.[10]
- John Qualen, actor.
- David Strackany, folk singer-songwriter aka Paleo, born in Elgin[11]
Military
[change | change source]- Harry Chamberlin, Brigadier General, equestrian, Olympic gold medalist (1932).[12]
Politics
[change | change source]- Ray Barnhart, Texas Republican politician
- Peter Fitzgerald, United States Senator (R-IL).
Sports
[change | change source]- 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
[change | change source]- 1 2 "City of Elgin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ "Name of Local Government: Elgin". Illinois State Archives. Archived from the original on April 9, 2022. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
- ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- 1 2 "QuickFacts: Elgin city, Illinois". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
- ↑ Harvey, Judy (27 September 2016). "Elgin High School's inducts top alumni into new Hall of Fame". Chronicle Media. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ↑ McChesney, Meagan (15 April 1998). "Carleton W. Washburne - Winnetka Historical Society". Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ↑ Althea Legaspi (March 1, 2010). "Alkaline Trio gets back to its roots in Chicago". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 2012-09-30. Retrieved 2011-06-15.
Singer-guitarist Matt Skiba and singer-bassist Dan Andriano took turns on mic ...
- ↑ Althea Legaspi (2011-06-15). "Dan Andriano: Biography". BBC Music. Archived from the original on 2012-03-28. Retrieved 2011-06-15.
Born 27 June 1977 ... Daniel Michael Andriano (born June 27, 1977 in Elgin, Illinois)
- ↑ Pang, David (March 22, 2011). "David the Goliath". Chicago Tribune. p. 2. Archived from the original on March 26, 2011. Retrieved March 23, 2011.
- ↑ Heller, Jules; Heller, Nancy G. North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century: A Biographical Dictionary. Routledge. p. 439. ISBN 978-1-135-63882-5.
- ↑ "Biography". Partisan Records. 2011-06-05. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-06-05.
David Strackany was raised in Elgin, Illinois.
- ↑ Historical and Pictorial Review, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Cavalry Division. Baton Rouge, LA: The Army and Navy Publishing Company. 1941. p. 27 – via FamilySearch.
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