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The library was named in honor of Gail Borden (November 9, 1801 – January 11, 1874), who in 1856 invented condensed milk.Gail Borden never lived in Elgin or donated any funds for the library which bears his name, but in 1892, his stepsons, Samuel and Alfred Church, residents of Elgin, purchased and donated the Scofield Mansion at 50 N. Spring Street to house the new library.
The Spartan Events Center is a multipurpose arena in Elgin, Illinois, at Elgin Community College. It was home to the Elgin Racers . 42°1′10.5″N 88°19′27.4″W / 42.019583°N 88.324278°W / 42.019583; -88.
Elgin Mental Health Center also serves as a training site for Psychiatry Residents from Chicago Medical School and Loyola University. As of the end of fiscal year 2008, Elgin had 759.5 employees and an appropriation of $66,251,900. [24] As of 2002, Elgin had 582 beds, 40 physicians, 163 registered nurses, and 67 medical social workers.
The 9th century Pictish Elgin Pillar, found in the churchyard of St Giles' Church in 1823. The discovery of the Elgin Pillar, a 9th-century class II Pictish stone, under the High Street in 1823 suggests there may have been an Early Christian presence in the area of the later market, but there is no further evidence of activity before Elgin was created a Royal Burgh in the 12th century. [7]
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The Einstein Academy is a small, private school for talented and gifted students in Pre-kindergarten through High school.The academy is registered as a 501(c)(3) Nonprofit organization in Elgin, Illinois, and is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
WRMN (1410 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Elgin, Illinois. [2] It serves the Fox Valley in the northwest suburbs of Chicago. [3] The station's broadcast license is held by Elgin Community Broadcasting LLC.
The Elgin Road Races were a series of automobile races that took place on closed public roads in Elgin, Illinois between 1910 and 1920. [1] [2] [3] The races were suspended during World War I and resumed in 1919 and 1920. [1]