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Wheaton, IL
CITY
Official Website:
http://www.wheaton.il.us/
Chamber of Commerce:
http://www.wheatonchamber.com/ Population:
55416 (2000 census) Founding Date:
1836 (founded), 1853 (platted) County:
DuPage County Site of the first radio telescope, built by Grote Reber.
SCHOOLS
BIRTHS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Dennis Dugan |
Actor |
5-Sep-1946 |
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Happy Gilmore |
| Elbert Henry Gary |
Business |
8-Oct-1846 |
15-Aug-1927 |
CEO of US Steel, 1901-27 |
DEATHS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Robert McCormick |
Business |
30-Jul-1880 |
1-Apr-1955 |
Xenophobe in the Tribune Tower |
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