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About Elgin

Elgin is a city in Cook and Kane counties in the northern part of Illinois, United States. Elgin is located 35 mi northwest of Chicago, along the Fox River. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 114,797, the 6th most populous city in Illinois.

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