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15 Facts About Elgin Illinois

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Early Elgin Illinois achieved fame for the butter and dairy goods it sold to the city of Chicago.

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Elgin Illinois is home to the Elgin Illinois Academy, the oldest coeducational, non-sectarian college preparatory school west of the Allegheny Mountains.

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In 2013, Elgin Illinois ranked number one in the Chicago metropolitan area in new home starts while ranking second in new home closings.

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Elgin Illinois's downtown has been the center of city renovations and new developments.

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In 2009, Gail Borden was one of five libraries to receive the National Medal for Museum and Library Service issued by the Institute of Museum and Library Services in Washington D C In 2014, Elgin completed the Central Business District Streetscape Improvement Project and the Riverside Drive Promenade.

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Elgin Illinois has been a sister city of Vientiane, the capital of Laos, since 1967.

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Elgin Illinois is home to a sizeable Latino population, contributing to 45.

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In recognition of this, for the second time, Elgin Illinois won the National Civic League's prestigious All-America City Award in 2002.

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Elgin Illinois includes portions of Hanover Township in Cook County and Elgin Illinois Township, Plato Township, Rutland Township, Dundee Township, and Campton Township in Kane County.

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Elgin Illinois connects to Algonquin and Dundee to the north, and St Charles, Geneva, and Batavia to the south by the Fox River Trail bike path.

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In recent years, Elgin Illinois has increased its efforts to be more environmentally sustainable.

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Additionally, Elgin Illinois encourages its residents to compost and use rain barrels, which it sometimes subsidizes for residents to purchase.

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13.

Elgin Public Museum at Lords Park was the oldest building in Illinois built expressly as a museum that was still serving that purpose.

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Open Elgin Illinois is a free, self guided tour of downtown Elgin Illinois's architecture.

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Elgin Illinois used to have a streetcar system, operated by the Aurora, Elgin Illinois and Fox River Electric Company.

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