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Elmer Charles "Mike" Alft Jr. (July 13, 1925 – November 22, 2021) was an American historian and former mayor of Elgin, Illinois. Born in Chicago, Illinois, he graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Grinnell College in 1949 and received his master's degree from Syracuse University in 1950. He taught at Elgin High School for four decades while serving ...
Elgin (/ ˈ ɛ l dʒ ɪ n / EL-jin) is a city in Cook and Kane counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is located 35 mi (56 km) northwest of Chicago along the Fox River . As of the 2020 census , the city had a population of 114,797, making it the sixth-most populous city in the state.
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October 15, 2024 at 6:38 PM. ELGIN, Ill. - A massive fire was burning in Elgin on Tuesday. Video captured by Roy Radzus Jr., who was flying back from Florida, shows a giant plume of smoke rising ...
The Elgin City council voted on Wednesday, May 18, not to renew its contract with the Union County Sheriff's Office for enhanced law enforcement services and plans to add back its own police ...
Dave Kaptain is an American chemist and politician who is the current mayor of Elgin, Illinois. [1] Kaptain won the April 2011 election by receiving 54.35% of the mayoral votes, defeating incumbent Ed Schock. [3] Kaptain graduated from School District U-46 schools and received a bachelor's degree from Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois. [2]
Website. www.elginhistory.org. The Elgin Area Historical Society is a non-profit organization that preserves and presents the history of the Elgin, Illinois area. Located at 360 Park Street in Elgin, Illinois on the Elgin Academy campus. The historic "Old Main" building houses offices, research facilities, the Elgin History Museum, and a gift shop.
History. The academy was established by charter of the Illinois General Assembly in 1839 to provide students with a classical education. The academy's original building, Old Main, was constructed in 1855-6, and is on the United States' National Register of Historic Places. It now serves as a museum of the Elgin Area Historical Society.