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68-565: The Bloomingdale Line was constructed in 1873 by the Chicago & Pacific Railroad Company as part of the 36-mile (58 km) Elgin subdivision from Halsted Street in Chicago to the suburb of Elgin, Illinois . It was soon absorbed by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railway (also known as the Milwaukee Road), first via a 999-year lease in 1880 and later with a fee simple deed conveyance to

136-536: A General Motors CEO among its alumni. Elgin resident John Murphy invented the motorized streetsweeper in 1914 and later formed the Elgin Sweeper Corporation. Pioneering African-American chemist Lloyd Hall was an Elgin native, as was the legendary marketer and car stereo pioneer Earl "Madman" Muntz ; and Max Adler , founder of the Adler Planetarium in Chicago, America's first planetarium. In

204-990: A borough or county council , a council member chosen by the elected members themselves rather than by popular vote , or a council member elected by voters. The title is derived from the Old English title of ealdorman , which literally means "elder person", and which was used by the chief nobles presiding over shires . Similar titles exist in other Germanic languages, such as ålderman in Swedish , oldermann in Norwegian , rådmand in Danish and Low German , Olderman in West Frisian , ouderman in Dutch , and Ältermann in German . Finnish also has oltermanni , which

272-560: A sheriff of the City of London . The title "Alderman" is used for both men and women and may be prefixed to a person's name (e.g., Alderman John Smith, Alderman Smith, or for women; Alderman Mrs (or Miss) Smith). In Scotland , the office of " baillie " bore some similarities to that of alderman in England and Wales. Depending on the jurisdiction, an alderman could have been part of the legislative or judicial local government. A "board of aldermen"

340-514: A "mayor" and "aldermen". Since 1994, all local and regional government areas in Queensland elect a "mayor" and "councillors". (Australian capital cities usually have a Lord Mayor ). An example of the use of the term alderman is evident in the City of Adelaide . Aldermen were elected from the electors in all the wards . Historically, in Canada , the term "alderman" was used for those persons elected to

408-465: A centennial "Pioneer Medal" made by Rovelstad. The date 1673 was in reference to the expedition of Louis Jolliet and Jacques Marquette , despite the fact that their journey took them nowhere near the future site of Elgin. The coin did not prove to be a popular success, probably because of the Great Depression and the great variety of commemorative coins being issued at the time. Five thousand of

476-403: A hill prairie and a fen , or alkaline spring marshland, which is home to several rare orchids . Trout Park also includes a similar calcareous seep community, with the addition of a unique forest community of oaks , ashes , maples , and uncommon species such as arborvitae and witch-hazel . When the park was created in the 1920s, the local newspaper ran a lengthy front-page story with lists of

544-403: A long term of service (commonly 20 years), or a combination of term of service along with leadership positions held within the council. In some councils the title is automatically conferred on the mayor regardless of their term of service. Although the term originated in England, it had no single definition there until the 19th century, as each municipal corporation had its own constitution. It

612-455: A mayor, who serve on a part-time basis. The city manager, a full-time professional, serves at the pleasure of the mayor and city council. The current council members are Corey Dixon, Dustin Good, Rosamaria Martinez, Anthony Ortiz, Tish S. Powell, Carol J. Rauschenberger, F. John Steffen and Steven Thoren. Elgin's current mayor is David Kaptain and city manager is Rick Kozal. The city council meets

680-485: A municipal council to represent the wards. As women were increasingly elected to municipal office, the term " councillor " slowly replaced "alderman", although there was some use of the term "alderperson". Today, the title of "alderman" is rarely used except in some cities in Alberta and Ontario , as well as some smaller municipalities elsewhere in the country, that retain the title for historical reasons. The title "alderman"

748-523: A proposed Sustainability Action Plan that includes plans for creating renewable sources of energy for the city, a curbside organics/composting pilot-program, and information about community gardens. Elgin was chartered as a city by the State of Illinois in 1854, and 100 years later it became the first city in Illinois to adopt a council-manager form of government. Residents elect eight at-large council members and

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816-426: A rescue raft, and a Battalion Chief, along with several vehicles used for inspections and other official business. Five public school districts and 18 private schools serve Elgin. Private schools include: Elgin has three stations on Metra 's Milwaukee District West Line , which provides daily rail service between Elgin and Chicago Union Station ): National Street , Elgin , and Big Timber Road . Big Timber Road

884-457: A sister city of Vientiane , the capital of Laos , since 1967. Some Laotian Americans have opened stores and restaurants, contributing to the city's cultural diversity. Elgin is also home to a sizable Latino population, contributing to 45.7% of the population in 2020. Elgin is located at 42°2′18″N 88°19′22″W  /  42.03833°N 88.32278°W  / 42.03833; -88.32278 (42.0384225, −88.3226510). According to

952-696: A term of six years, which allowed a party that narrowly lost an election to retain control by choosing aldermen. This was changed by the Municipal Corporations Amendment Act 1910, so that outgoing aldermen were no longer allowed to vote. County councils , created in Great Britain in 1889 and in Ireland in 1899, also elected aldermen, but rural district and urban district councils did not. The Local Government Act 1972 finally abolished Aldermen with voting rights, with effect from 1974, except in

1020-510: A year by performers ranging from Chicago's Hubbard Street Dance Company to comedian Bill Maher . After losing many landmark businesses in the 1980s, downtown Elgin experienced a renaissance in the 1990s with the arrival of the Grand Victoria riverboat casino and improvement in the local economy. Many historic buildings have been transformed into stylish clubs and restaurants. The city was known for its historic architecture and landmarks from

1088-593: Is essentially an upper house of a bicameral legislature (as it was in New York City until the 20th century). In Illinois , the Illinois Municipal Code allows for the formation and existence of an aldermanic-city form of municipal government. As an example, in Chicago , the Chicago City Council is composed of fifty aldermen (not councilors). As of 2021, Chicago aldermen are legally referred to by

1156-584: Is little used in England and Wales, but is used more often in Northern Ireland, where councils may also designate up to a quarter of their elected councillors as aldermen. In the City of London , but not elsewhere in London , aldermen are still elected for each of the wards of the City by the regular electorate. To be a candidate to be Lord Mayor of the City of London , it is necessary to be an alderman and to have been

1224-460: Is the governing executive or legislative body of many cities and towns in the United States. Boards of aldermen are used in many rural areas of the United States as opposed to a larger city council or city commission ; its members are typically called "alderman". The term is sometimes used instead of city council , but it can also refer to an executive board independent of the council, or to what

1292-582: Is the western terminus of this service, however it is not serviced by the Metra on weekends or major U.S. holidays as trains terminate in Elgin on those days. The Chicago & North Western had a line to Freeport which ran through Elgin. Elgin used to have a streetcar system, operated by the Aurora, Elgin and Fox River Electric Company . Additionally, Elgin was served by several interurban lines. The most prominent of these

1360-543: The Elgin Transportation Center located at 102 West Chicago Street in downtown. Routes generally run every half hour and meet up at the terminal at the same time to provide convenient transferring. Several routes also travel out of Elgin to other nearby suburbs, such as Carpentersville, West Dundee ( Spring Hill Mall ), Schaumburg ( Woodfield Mall ), and St. Charles (and connecting bus service to Aurora and Geneva). Pace operates an express route between Elgin and

1428-487: The Greater London Council and the London borough councils , where they remained a possibility until 1978. Councils in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland still have the power to create honorary aldermen and alderwomen, as a reward for their services as a councillor, but must do so at a special meeting, and in each case the granting of the title needs to be approved by two-thirds of those attending. This power

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1496-696: The National Register of Historic Places . The Elgin Public Museum at Lords Park was the oldest building in Illinois built expressly as a museum that was still serving that purpose. Open Elgin is a free, self guided tour of downtown Elgin's architecture. Each April, over two dozen buildings are accessible on the tour, though the event has been postponed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic . The nine-member Elgin Heritage Commission promotes historic preservation activity. The Gifford Park Association

1564-766: The Rosemont station on the Blue Line . The service operates along I-90 . Access to the bus route is via the Elgin Transportation Center , the Randall Road park and ride lot, and the IL-25 park and ride lot. Major highways in Elgin include: Interstate Highways [REDACTED] Interstate 90 US Highways [REDACTED] US 20 Illinois Highways [REDACTED] Route 19 [REDACTED] Route 25 [REDACTED] Route 31 [REDACTED] Route 58 [REDACTED] Route 72 Notable people of Elgin include

1632-484: The State of Illinois as alderpersons, though the terms alderman and aldermanic remain in common use. Some cities such as, Ithaca, New York identify aldermen as 'alderpersons'. Others, including New Haven, Connecticut , use the term "alders". Historically the term could also refer to local municipal judges in small legal proceedings (as in Pennsylvania and Delaware ). Pennsylvania's aldermen were phased out in

1700-651: The Victorian era , including some fine examples of homes in the Queen Anne style . Many of the most remarkable homes once belonged to National Watch Company executives. Many interesting Sears Catalog Homes arrived in Elgin as kits from 1908 to 1940. The Elgin Tower Building and the Elgin Professional Building are two large towers constructed in Elgin's heyday, before the Great Depression . The Tower Building

1768-495: The 1910s as result of a city ordinance aimed at reducing pedestrian fatalities at grade crossings. The line had been a street-running railway within Bloomingdale Avenue, an east–west street running at 1800 north; creating the embankment reduced Bloomingdale Avenue's width in some cases, rendering it an alleyway in some portions. Steel-reinforced concrete embankment walls line the corridor, with 38 viaducts built. The railway

1836-495: The 1990s, Elgin became one of the few cities in northern Illinois to host a riverboat casino . The Grand Victoria Casino initially generated controversy, but went on to be a significant source of income for the city. Drawing nearly four million people annually, as of March 2005 it was the fifth most popular tourist attraction in Illinois. The Grand Victoria Foundation , to which the casino had contributed an amount in excess of $ 116 million, provides community grants to nonprofits in

1904-515: The 2021 census gazetteer files, Elgin has a total area of 38.60 square miles (99.97 km ), of which 38.03 square miles (98.50 km ) (or 98.52%) is land and 0.57 square miles (1.48 km ) (or 1.48%) is water. On March 28, 1920, Elgin was struck by several tornadoes along the Fox River that caused significant damage to Chicago and several western suburbs. Twenty-three people were killed and several businesses and homes were destroyed, including

1972-468: The 25,000 coins initially minted were unsold and melted down by the mint. Rovelstad's pioneer statue was not installed until 2001. Aldermen An alderman is a member of a municipal assembly or council in many jurisdictions founded upon English law with similar officials existing in the Netherlands (wethouder) and Belgium (schepen). The term may be titular, denoting a high-ranking member of

2040-591: The Bloomingdale Line into a greenway in 1997, but the railway was still in active use. The city and community reintroduced the greenway concept as part of the Logan Square Open Space Plan in 2002–2004." This plan proposed a linear park or greenway with several public access ramps. At the east end, a trailhead would be created at the Chicago River . A grassroots, non-profit organization, Friends of

2108-528: The Bloomingdale Trail (FBT), was formed in 2003 to be the focal point for advocacy and community involvement in the conversion project. FBT partnered with the City and The Trust for Public Land , a national non-profit land conservation group, in a collaboration that lead the project management, design, and development. Collins Engineers, Inc. was selected to provide Phase II design. A groundbreaking ceremony occurred on August 27, 2013, at what would become

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2176-597: The Elgin Country Club, and Bowes Creek Country Club. The Centre of Elgin, which among other features includes an aquatic park and a climbing wall , remains one of the largest municipal recreation centers in the United States. The Elgin Sports Complex on the city's southwest side offers ten lighted ballfields, ten soccer fields and The Hill BMX track. The complex hosts several local, regional and national tournaments every year. Elgin connects to Algonquin and Dundee to

2244-539: The Milwaukee Avenue / Leavitt Street connection to the trail. The corridor is the backbone of the 606 parks and trail network. The numeric name is an homage to the city's ZIP Codes , the prefix for nearly all of which is 606. The trail runs from Ashland Avenue west to North Ridgeway Avenue, parallel to West Bloomingdale Avenue. In November 2013, the Alphawood Foundation offered a $ 2 million grant to finance

2312-520: The Opera House and Grant Theater. On July 12, 2023, multiple tornadoes went through Elgin causing roof, siding, and wall damage to many buildings including a church near Lesler Road. The strongest tornado was rated EF-1 on the enhanced Fujita scale that lasted from 7:16pm to 7:34pm, with peak winds of 100 miles per hour and a path width of 440 yards. As of the 2020 census there were 114,797 people, 36,825 households, and 26,310 families residing in

2380-586: The U.S. state of Illinois . It is located 35 mi (56 km) northwest of Chicago along the Fox River . As of the 2020 census , the city had a population of 114,797, making it the sixth-most populous city in the state. The Indian Removal Act of 1830 and the Black Hawk Indian War of 1832 led to the expulsion of the Native Americans who had settlements and burial mounds in the area and set

2448-1053: The US House of Representatives, Elgin is represented by Lauren Underwood (D), Delia Ramirez (D), and Raja Krishnamoorthi (D). Elgin includes portions of Hanover Township in Cook County and Elgin Township , Plato Township, Rutland Township, Dundee Township, and Campton Township in Kane County. Elgin Township is governed by a supervisor (Kenneth C. Bruderle), highway commissioner (Jason Krabbe), assessor (Steven P. Surnicki), clerk (Karen Dowling) and four trustees (Mark Bialek, Alejandro Lopez, Janet Rogalla and Eric Stare) elected to four-year terms. Elgin Fire Department has 133 sworn firefighters and seven fire stations. The front-line fire apparatus consists of four Advanced Life Support (ALS) fire engines, three ALS Quints, five ALS ambulances, two boats,

2516-1139: The city are: Elgin is home to the Elgin Symphony Orchestra . Other classical music groups include the Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra , the Elgin Master Chorale, and the Elgin Children's Chorus. Outdoor music can be heard at the Wing Park Bandshell. Theatre groups include the Janus Theatre Company, Elgin Theatre Company, the Independent Players, Children's Theatre of Elgin, Fox Valley Youth Theatre, and Nothing Special Productions. Together, The Hemmens Cultural Center and Elgin Community College 's Visual & Performing Arts Center host dozens of performances

2584-408: The city was $ 72,999, and the median income for a family was $ 82,334. Males had a median income of $ 41,402 versus $ 30,037 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 29,423. About 8.8% of families and 10.5% of the population were below the poverty line , including 16.4% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over. According to Elgin's 2018 Comprehensive Plan, the top employers in

2652-494: The city. In the years since, more casinos have opened in the area and the Grand Victoria Casino had seen attendance and revenue decline. In 2013, Elgin ranked number one in the Chicago metropolitan area in new home starts while ranking second in new home closings. Elgin's downtown has also been the center of city renovations and new developments. New townhouses, condo towers, loft spaces, and art galleries have opened in

2720-439: The city. The population density was 2,974.02 inhabitants per square mile (1,148.28/km ). There were 40,530 housing units at an average density of 1,050.00 per square mile (405.41/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 43.42% White , 6.60% African American , 2.40% Native American , 6.48% Asian , 0.08% Pacific Islander , 24.33% from other races , and 16.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 47.44% of

2788-467: The first several candidates elected were styled "alderman" and the rest "councillor". Someone co-opted to fill a seat vacated by an alderman would be styled "councillor". In the Netherlands, an alderman (Dutch: wethouder ) is part of the municipal executive and not of the municipal council , which controls the aldermen's actions in office. The alderman is comparable to the office of minister at

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2856-479: The following: In 1936, a commemorative silver half dollar was issued by the United States Mint commemorating the centennial of Elgin. The coin was meant to raise money for the pioneer family memorial proposed by Elgin sculptor Trygve Rovelstad , and sold for $ 1.50. The obverse features the profile of a pioneer with the dates 1673 * 1936, while the reverse features a pioneer family; both images are based on

2924-536: The former Milwaukee Road tracks east of the North Branch of the Chicago River at C&E Junction located in the middle of Kingsbury Street and just south of Cortland. The last through freight train operated over the line in 2001. Canadian Pacific then used the Bloomingdale Line to store freight cars as well as when switching nearby Newly Weds Foods up through 2012. The Bloomingdale Avenue embankment continues west of

2992-555: The last decade. In October 2003 the Gail Borden Public Library moved into a new $ 30 million, 139,980 square foot, 460,000 volume-capacity building, and in August 2009 opened its first-ever satellite branch. The 10,000 square foot Rakow Branch, situated on Elgin's West Side, was LEED registered, and was designed to be expandable up to 30,000 square feet. Elgin opened the 185,000 sq. ft. Centre of Elgin recreation facility across

3060-400: The national level. However, the alderman can not propose bills to the council. The alderman can be forced to resign by a vote of no confidence by the council. In South Africa, the term alderman refers to senior members of municipal councils . They are distinguished from ordinary councillors for their "long and distinguished service as a councillor". The title may be awarded on the basis of

3128-640: The north, and St. Charles , Geneva , and Batavia to the south by the Fox River Trail bike path . Although one of the largest and fastest-growing cities in Illinois, Elgin still retains some of the natural habitat diversity that first brought settlers to this area. On the east, the city borders the 4,200-acre (1,700 ha) Poplar Creek Preserve, maintained by the Cook County Forest Preserves , which includes bike trails, hiking trails and equestrian trails. The Shoe Factory Road Prairie located in

3196-646: The plant species of Trout Park, reflecting both the great variety of plants present and the interest Elginites had in conservation. In the 1960s, the Northwest Tollway bisected the site and reduced it in size. In recent years, Elgin has increased its efforts to be more environmentally sustainable . In 2017, the city introduced free curbside textile recycling to residents, and it is the first city in Illinois to do so. Additionally, Elgin encourages its residents to compost and use rain barrels , which it sometimes subsidizes for residents to purchase. The city also has

3264-399: The population. There were 36,825 households, out of which 37.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.29% were married couples living together, 13.59% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.55% were non-families. 24.15% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.43% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size

3332-547: The preserve provides an example of the hill prairies that once dotted the region. Poplar Creek Preserves connects to the 4,000-acre (1,600 ha) Spring Creek Valley Forest Preserve via a conservation easement covering parts of the Sears campus. Elgin boasts two highly protected nature preserves , the Bluff Spring Fen and Trout Park. For its size, Bluff Spring Fen has a remarkable number of distinct plant communities, including

3400-735: The project. The park officially opened on June 6, 2015. There have been various proposals to connect the trail to the former A. Finkl & Sons Steel property, a 22-acre site in Lincoln Park. Since the opening of the trail in 2015, the areas around it have experienced gentrification with housing prices increasing 344% from 2012 to 2019 near the western half of the trail. In response, local alderman passed city ordinances prohibiting replacement of multifamily apartment buildings with single-family detached homes without specific zoning approval and imposing fees on developers who do so. Construction of Encuentro Square, an affordable housing development near

3468-704: The same in 1900. It became part of the Soo Line Railroad (a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway ), in 1986 when the Soo Line acquired the railroad operations and assets of the Milwaukee Road out of bankruptcy from parent Chicago Milwaukee Corporation (CMC). The City of Chicago purchased the property right-of-way from Canadian Pacific in January 2013. The rail line was elevated approximately twenty feet in

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3536-519: The second and fourth Wednesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. in the council chambers, located on the second floor of City Hall. Agenda and minutes are available on the city's website. Residents may attend in person at City Hall, watch the live video stream from the online newsroom, or view the replays on cable Channel 17. The city is represented in the Illinois legislature by Representatives Anna Moeller (D), Dan Ugaste (R), and Fred Crespo (D) and Senators Cristina Castro (D) and Don DeWitte (R). In

3604-400: The stage for the founding of Elgin. Thousands of militiamen and soldiers of Gen. Winfield Scott 's army marched through the Fox River valley during the war, and accounts of the area's fertile soils and flowing springs soon filtered east. In New York, James T. Gifford and his brother Hezekiah Gifford heard tales of this area ripe for settlement, and they traveled west. Looking for a site on

3672-450: The stagecoach route from Chicago to Galena, Illinois , they eventually settled on a spot where the Fox River could be bridged. In April 1835, they established the city, naming it after the Scottish tune "Elgin". Early Elgin achieved fame for the butter and dairy goods it sold to the city of Chicago. Gail Borden established a condensed milk factory here in 1866, and the local library

3740-744: The street from the library. 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. A significant Laotian American community calls Elgin home. Elgin has been

3808-445: The trail terminus at Ridgeway Avenue, where it intersects with Metra 's commuter tracks of the Milwaukee Road , with northbound North Line trains continuing toward Fox Lake using the CP C&M Subdivision and West Line trains running along the Bloomingdale tracks west to Elgin via the CP Elgin Subdivision. The tracks lower to surface-level on the western outskirts of the city. The City of Chicago first investigated converting

3876-411: The west end of the trail, was approved by the city in May 2022. Local advocacy groups incorporated a community land trust which received funding from the state of Illinois. 41°54′50″N 87°42′07″W  /  41.9138°N 87.7020°W  / 41.9138; -87.7020 Elgin, Illinois Elgin ( / ˈ ɛ l dʒ ɪ n / EL -jin ) is a city in Cook and Kane counties in

3944-466: The winner. The races contributed significantly to the development of the modern automobile. Elgin has a long tradition of education and invention. Elgin is home to the Elgin Academy , the oldest coeducational, non-sectarian college preparatory school west of the Allegheny Mountains . Elgin High School boasts five Navy admirals, a Nobel Prize winner, a Pulitzer Prize winner, a Tony Award winner, two Academy Award-winning producers, Olympic athletes and

4012-413: The world. Today, the clocks at Chicago's Union Station still bear the Elgin name. From 1910 until 1920, with the exception of the World War I years, the city hosted the Elgin National Road Races , which attracted the top national racing champions as well as many of the major automobile manufacturers. The races were sponsored by the Elgin Watch Company who offered a $ 1,000 prize and a silver trophy to

4080-403: Was 3.60 and the average family size was 2.99. The city's age distribution consisted of 26.6% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.0 males. The median income for a household in

4148-408: Was abolished for local authorities in the Republic of Ireland by the Local Government Act 2001 , with effect from the 2004 local elections . Early usage of the term mirrored that of England and Wales . Local elections since the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1919 have used the single transferable vote in multiple-member electoral areas. In each electoral area of a borough or county borough ,

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4216-400: Was also active in historic preservation, and conducts a popular annual house tour. Elgin's city parks include 112-acre (45 ha) Lords Park, which features the Elgin Public Museum and a small zoo featuring a herd of American bison , and 121-acre (49 ha) Wing Park, which includes a golf course and outdoor swimming pool. Other golf courses within Elgin include the Highlands of Elgin,

4284-433: Was borrowed from Swedish. All of these words mean "elder person" or "wise man". Many local government bodies used the term "alderman" in Australia. As in the way local councils have been modernised in the United Kingdom and Ireland , the term alderman has been discontinued in a number of places. For example, in the state of Queensland before 1994, rural "shires" elected "councillors" and a "chairman", while "cities" elected

4352-430: Was named in his honor. The dairy industry became less important with the arrival of the Elgin Watch Company . The watch factory employed three generations of Elginites from the late 19th century to the mid-20th century, when it was the largest producer of fine watches in the United States (the factory ceased production in 1965 and was torn down in the summer of 1966) and the operator of the largest watchmaking complex in

4420-400: Was recently renovated, converting it to residential apartments. Predating Victorian homes were homes made of native cobblestone . It was believed that Elgin had at one time the largest concentration of cobblestone homes outside of Rochester, New York . Several such homes built by the earliest settlers still stand. They can be seen in Elgin's historic districts, two of which are recognized by

4488-412: Was the Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad which provided frequent service into Chicago. There was also the Elgin and Belvidere Electric Company . Local bus service is provided by Pace (the Suburban bus provider of the Northeastern Illinois Regional Transportation Authority). Pace operates about a dozen bus routes in the city with service running Monday through Saturday. Most of the routes terminate at

4556-417: Was used for both passenger and freight trains and served several local industrial businesses, including a Schwinn Bicycle Company warehouse. The Bloomingdale Line was primarily used to reach the former Milwaukee Road tracks on the Chicago & Evanston Line (popularly known as the Lakewood Branch and the Kingsbury Branch), the remnant of the Deering Line, and on Goose Island. The Bloomingdale Line connected to

4624-402: Was used in England, Wales and Ireland / Northern Ireland (all of Ireland being part of the United Kingdom from January 1801 until December 1922), but was not used in Scotland . Under the Municipal Reform Act 1835 , municipal borough corporations consisted of councillors and aldermen. Aldermen would be elected not by the electorate, but by the council (including the outgoing aldermen), for

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