Elgin Community College, Elgin

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Elgin Community College is a public community college in Elgin, Illinois. It was founded in 1949 as part of Elgin Area School District U46. Community College District 509 was formed 17 years later in 1966, a year after Illinois legislators created the Illinois Community College System. Most of the District is in Kane County with portions in DeKalb, Cook, McHenry, and DuPage. The 360-square-mile District serves 300,000 people, 11,000 businesses, four public school districts, and 15 high schools. ()

Established: 1949 (75 years ago)Coordinates: 42°1'5"N, 88°19'29"W

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1700 Spartan DrElgin United States

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Nearby attractions include: Wing Park Golf Course, Grand Victoria Casino, Elgin National Watch Company Observatory, Elgin District.

2.5 miNE
Golf
Wing Park Golf Course, Elgin
64 min walk • Wing Park Golf Course in Elgin, Illinois is the "oldest and best preserved nine-hole municipal golf course in Illinois." The course was constructed during a golf course boom in the Chicago area during first few years of the 1900s.
2.5 miE
Gambling, Boat or ferry, Nightlife
Grand Victoria Casino, Elgin
64 min walk • The Grand Victoria Casino Elgin is a riverboat casino in Elgin, Illinois, United States, located about 40 mi west of Chicago. It is owned and operated by Caesars Entertainment.
2.7 miE
Observatories and planetariums
Elgin National Watch Company Observatory, Elgin
70 min walk • The Elgin National Watch Company Observatory is a historic building in Elgin, in the U.S. state of Illinois. It was built in 1910 to serve the Elgin National Watch Company two blocks to the west.
2.6 miNE
Church
Elgin District, Elgin
67 min walk • The Elgin District is a geographic area within the Northern Illinois Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church and is led by a District Superintendent.
3.6 miNE
Museum, Children's museum, History museum
Elgin Public Museum, Elgin
93 min walk • The Elgin Public Museum of Natural History and Anthropology in Lords Park is a natural history museum located in Elgin, Illinois. The museum, now over a hundred years old, is located within the 108-acre Lords Park.
2.6 miNE
Gothic Revival architecture
Elgin Professional Building, Elgin
66 min walk • The Elgin Professional Building is a historic high-rise building constructed in 1928 at 164 Division Street in downtown Elgin, Illinois. The building is 8 stories, at 96 feet tall, and functions primarily as an office building, housing the Elgin Art Showcase on the top floor since 2007.
2.5 miNE
Concerts and shows, Theater
The Hemmens Cultural Center, Elgin
63 min walk • The Hemmens Cultural Center is a 1,200-seat theatre in Elgin, Illinois, United States. It's also the home of the Elgin Symphony Orchestra.
2.9 miNE
Museum, History museum
Elgin Area Historical Society, Elgin
74 min walk • The Elgin Area Historical Society is a non-profit organization that preserves and presents the history of the Elgin, Illinois area. Located at 360 Park Street in Elgin, Illinois on the Elgin Academy campus. The historic "Old Main" building houses offices, research facilities, the Elgin History Museum, and a gift shop.
3.6 miNE
42°2'27"N • 88°15'38"W
Lords Park Zoo - Elgin, Elgin
93 min walk • Park, Playground, Outdoor activities
2.9 miE
Museum, History museum
Fire Barn 5, Elgin
74 min walk • Fire Barn 5 or Fire Station 5 is a historic building in Elgin, Illinois. It was the fifth official fire barn in Elgin, originally housing horses and a fire fighting carriage. Over the years, the carriage was replaced by automobiles.
2.6 miNE
Church, Romanesque architecture
First Universalist Church, Elgin
67 min walk • The First Universalist Church in Elgin, Illinois was built in 1892. It was designed by George Hunter to resemble a pocket watch in Richardsonian Romanesque style. The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. It was subsequently included as a contributing property in the Elgin Historic District.