Elgin, 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 2010 census, the city had a total population of 108,188. It is the eighth-largest city in Illinois and the 241st largest city in the United States. It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area.
Elgin | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 42°2′22″N 88°17′19″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Cook and Kane |
Township | Elgin, Dundee, Hanover, Rutland and Plato |
Incorporated | 1854 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Dave Kaptain |
Area | |
• Total | 25 sq mi (60 km2) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 108,188 |
• Density | 3,779.1/sq mi (1,459.1/km2) |
up 22.69% from 1990 | |
Ethnicity | |
• White | 40% |
• Black | 7% |
• Hispanic | 35% |
• Asian | 4% |
• Native | 1% |
• Other | 13% |
ZIP code | 60120-60125 |
Area code(s) | 847 & 224 |
Geocode | 23074 |
Income | Per capita: US$21,112 Household: US$52,605 |
Home value | Mean: US$138,500 (2000) Median: US$229,300 |
Website | http://cityofelgin.org/ |
People from Elgin
Authors and academics
- E.C. "Mike" Alft, historian, author, and former mayor of Elgin.
- Nina Burleigh, journalist and best-selling author.
- 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.
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.[1][2]
- Joe Becker, musician.
- 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.
- 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.
- Jane Peterson, painter and artist.
- John Qualen, actor.
- David Strackany, folk singer-songwriter aka Paleo, born in Elgin[3]
Military
- Harry Chamberlin, Brigadier General, equestrian, Olympic gold medalist (1932).
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
- Althea Legaspi (March 1, 2010). "Alkaline Trio gets back to its roots in Chicago". Chicago Tribune. 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)
- "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.
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