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DeKalb, IL

CITY

Official Website:
http://www.cityofdekalb.com/

Chamber of Commerce:
http://www.dekalb.org/

Population:
39018 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1837 (founded), 1853 (railroad), 1856 (incorporated)

County:
DeKalb County

Named for Johann de Kalb (1721-1780), Continental Army general, who died from bayonet wounds.

SCHOOLS

SchoolFounded
Northern Illinois University
1895

BIRTHS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Cindy Crawford
Model
20-Feb-1966   House of Style
Barbara Hale
Actor
18-Apr-1922 26-Jan-2017 Della Street on Perry Mason
Richard Jenkins
Actor
2-Dec-1953   Six Feet Under
Willard Wirtz
Government
14-Mar-1912 24-Apr-2010 US Secretary of Labor, 1962-69





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