CITY

Official Website:
http://www.aurora-il.org/

Population:
142990 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1834

County:
DuPage County, Kane County, Kendall County, Will County

Founded 1834 as a trading post, city laid out in 1836, incorporated 1857.

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Aurora University	1893

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Cabot Microelectronics	1999
Westell Technologies	1980

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Brad Childress	Football	27-Jun-1956		Former Head Coach, Minnesota Vikings
James F. Collins	Diplomat	4-Jun-1939		US Ambassador to Russia, 1997-2001
Clive Cussler	Author	15-Jul-1931		Raising the Titanic
Rita B. Garman	Judge	19-Nov-1943		Justice, Illinois Supreme Court
Sue Ling Gin	Business	23-Sep-1941		Flying Food Group
Lyle Gramley	Economist	14-Jan-1927	22-Mar-2015	Former Federal Reserve governor
H. William Habermeyer, Jr.	Business	1942		CEO of Progress Energy Florida
Dennis Hastert	Politician	2-Jan-1942		Speaker of the House, 1999-2006
Chick Hearn	Sports Journalist	27-Nov-1916	5-Aug-2002	Legendary basketball announcer
Phillip Johnson	Author	1940		Intelligent Design theorist
Tim Mahoney	Government	16-Aug-1956		Congressman from Florida, 2007-09
Vernon Louis Parrington	Historian	3-Aug-1871	16-Jun-1929	Main Currents in American Thought

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