[[Image:DSCN3371.jpg|thumb|250px|The Elgin Tower Building in historic downtown Elgin dates from 1929]]
'''Elgin''' (pronounced ěĺ-jǐn[ˈɛldʒɪn] ([[International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA]])) is a city 40 mi. (64.5km) northwest of [[Chicago]] on the [[Fox River (Illinois)|Fox River]]. Most of Elgin lies within [[Kane County, Illinois]], with a portion in [[Cook County, Illinois]]. As of the [[2000]] census, the city had a total population of 94,487, making it the eighth largest city in Illinois. Elgin is a diverse and rapidly growing community that was profiled in a 1997 issue of ''[[Money Magazine]]'' as a [[microcosm]] of the [[United States]].
The Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission forecasts Elgin will have a population of 162,416 in 2030.
