Elmhurst, IL

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Elmhurst, IL

CITY

Official Website:
http://www.elmhurst.org/

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

Population:
42762 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1842 (founded), 1845 (post office), 1849 (railroad), 1869 (renamed), 1882 (village)

County:
Cook County, DuPage County

Renamed from Cottage Hill to Elmhurst in 1869.

SCHOOLS

School Founded

Elmhurst College 1871

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company Founded

McMaster-Carr 1901

BIRTHS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Robert A. Eckert Business 14-Aug-1954 CEO of Mattel

Jeff Hornacek Basketball 3-May-1963 Head Coach, New York Knicks

DEATHS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Eugene V. Debs Labor Leader 5-Nov-1855 20-Oct-1926 Labor leader ran for President five times

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