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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]
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 ...
Website. www.cityofelgin.org. Elgin (/ ˈɛldʒɪn / 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.
June 1971) Edward "Ed" Schock (born circa 1947) [citation needed] is an Illinois politician and former elementary school principal. [1] He began service on the Elgin City Council after winning election in 1993, [1][2][3] and he was re-elected in 1997. [4][5] In 1999, Schock successfully contested incumbent Kevin Kelly for the office of Mayor of ...
William E. Mason (East St. Louis mayor) Sidney Mathias. Frederick William Matthiessen. Dannel McCollum. Daniel McLaughlin (unionist) Jim McMillen. Tom McNamara (politician) Catherine J. Melchert. Otis L. Miller Jr.
S. Ed Schock. Categories: Mayors of places in Illinois. Mayors by populated place in the United States. People from Elgin, Illinois.
Brandon Johnson (born March 27, 1976) [1] is an American educator and politician who is currently serving as the 57th mayor of Chicago since 2023. [2][3][4] A member of the Democratic Party, Johnson previously served on the Cook County Board of Commissioners from 2018 to 2023, representing the 1st district. Johnson was first elected to the Cook ...
The longest-serving governor was James R. Thompson, who was elected to four terms lasting 14 years, from 1977 to 1991. Only one governor, Richard J. Oglesby, has served multiple non-consecutive terms, having been elected in 1864, 1872, and 1884. The current governor is J. B. Pritzker, who took office on January 14, 2019.