CITY

Official Website:
http://www.cityofelgin.org/

Population:
94487 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1835

County:
Cook County, Kane County

Founded 1835, incorporated as a city 1854.

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Judson University	1963
Elgin Community College	1949

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Bruce Boxleitner	Actor	12-May-1950		Babylon 5
Peter Fitzgerald	Politician	20-Oct-1960		US Senator from Illinois, 1999-2005
Charles Gatewood	Photographer	8-Nov-1942	28-Apr-2016	Photographer of the unusual
Frederick L. Maytag	Business	14-Jul-1857	26-Mar-1937	Founder of Maytag Corporation
Peter Railton	Philosopher	23-May-1950		Facts, Values, and Norms
Tom Shales	Critic	3-Nov-1948		TV critic

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
David Hyrum Smith	Relative	17-Nov-1844	29-Aug-1904	Son of Joseph Smith

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