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Aurora, Illinois

Aurora Illinois
Administration
Full nameAurora, Illinois
Official nameCity of Aurora
MottoA City Second to None
Other information
Time zoneCST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes60502, 60503, 60504, 60505, 60506, 60599
Area code630, 331

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Aurora is the second most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois, and the 112th largest city in the United States. A suburb of Chicago, located 40 mi (64.4 km) west of the Loop, its population in 2010 was 197,899. Originally founded within Kane County, Aurora's city limits have expanded greatly over the past 50 years and now spill over into DuPage, Will and Kendall Counties. In 2010, Kendall

In 1908, Aurora officially adopted the nickname "City of Lights", because it was one of the first cities in the United States to implement an all-electric street lighting system in 1881. Aurora's downtown is located on the Fox River. As of 2011, the city was undergoing a large-scale renovation of its underdeveloped Stolp Island business district. There are plans to add 6,000 housing units along the Fox River.

The Aurora area is home to one of the most impressive architectural collections in the Midwest, featuring structures by Frank Lloyd Wright, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Bruce Goff and George Grant Elmslie. The Hollywood Casino, a dockside gaming facility with 40 mi (64.4 53,000) and 1,200 gaming positions, is located on the river in downtown Aurora. Like its namesake, the casino also houses original movie memorabilia from films such as Wayne's World, The Blues Brothers, The FBI Story, Titanic, The Natural, Misery and others. Aurora is also home to one of the largest collections of Sears Catalog Homes (over 50 homes) and Lustron all-steel homes (seven homes). The Farnsworth House, one of the most significant of Mies van der Rohe’s works, is located in nearby Plano.

Between 2000 and 2003, the U.S. Census Bureau ranked Aurora as the 34th fastest growing city in the United States. From 2000 to 2009, the U.S. Census Bureau ranked the city as the 46th fastest growing city with a population of over 100,000.

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Largest employers :
# Employer # of Employees
1 Caterpillar 3,000
2 Hollywood Casino 1,600
3 Rush � Copley Medical Center 1,400
4 Indian Prairie School District 204 1,200
5 West Aurora Public School District 129 1,153
6 Dreyer Medical Clinic 1,000
7 East Aurora Public School District 131 950
8 Provena Mercy Medical Center 945
9 MetLife 800
10 Farmers Insurance Group 520
11 Hipp Temporary Skills 500

Entertainment :
Theater Opened Closed Notes
Coulter Opera House 1874 1899 This was Aurora's first major Playhouse/Opera House/Theater. The building is still standing today as the Fifth Third Bank, formerly Merchants Bank, in downtown.
Evans Grand Opera House 1891 1915
Aurora Coliseum / Fox Theater 1900 1915 Changed Name to Fox Theater in 1910. Condemned by the city in 1930.
Taylorville Theater / Star Theater 1901 1930
The Strand Theater 1915 1929 Burned down in 1929.
Coliseum Theater 1923 1951 Eighteen city blocks from the original Aurora Coliseum. Was converted into apartments and shops after 1951.
Sylvandell Dance Hall / Rialto Theater 1915 1928 Changed its name to the Rialto Theater in 1919. This was the most popular theater in Aurora at the time, but it unfortunately burned down in 1928. It was nicknamed the "Million Dollar Fire" because of the large amount of money the owners Frank Thielen and Jules J. Rubens spent converting the Dance hall to a top quality theater. It even had a bowling alley in the basement. The Paramount stands on the Rialto's former site.
Tivoli Theater 1928 1981 Demolished soon after closing. Was one of the more popular Aurora Theaters of all time and gave competition to the Paramount theater. Also had a bowling alley.
Paramount Theatre 1931 The longest lived Aurora Theater. Was built on the site of the old Rialto Theater. Underwent a complete renovation in the 1970s and later in the 2000s.
New Fox Theater 1935 1978 A third theater in Aurora for several decades. Is closed now, but the building still stands. The building has been incorporated into the Paramount since 2006.
Isle Theater 1938 1982 A smaller theater next to the Leland Hotel, was demolished in 1982 and now is a park.

Commemorative street names :
Street name Location
Blues Alley Stolp Avenue between Galena Boulevard and Downer Place
Dr. William Bonner Avenue Pond Avenue changed to Bonner Avenue
D. Lloyd A. Hall Avenue Beach Street between Claim Street and Delius Street
Vernon Louis Parrington Drive White Avenue between Hartford Avenue and Terry Avenue
Reverent Oliver Shackleford Jr. Way Sumner Avenue between New York Street and Grand Boulevard
Reverend Robert Wesby Avenue SLincoln Avenue between New York Street and Galena Boulevard
Marie Wilkinson Boulevard View Street between Illinois Avenue and Plum Street
Rich Ebbey Way White Avenue between Terry and Hartford

Municipalities and communities of DuPage County, Illinois

County seat: Wheaton
CitiesAurora � * Batavia � * Chicago � * Darien * Elmhurst � * Naperville � * Oakbrook Terrace * St. Charles � * Warrenville * West Chicago * Wheaton * Wood Dale
VillagesAddison * Bartlett � * Bensenville � * Bloomingdale * Bolingbrook � * Burr Ridge � * Carol Stream * Clarendon Hills * Downers Grove * Elk Grove Village � * Glendale Heights * Glen Ellyn * Hanover Park � * Hinsdale � * Itasca * Lemont � * Lisle * Lombard * Oak Brook � * Roselle � * Schaumburg � * Villa Park * Wayne � * Westmont * Willowbrook * Winfield * Woodridge �
TownshipsAddison * Bloomingdale * Downers Grove * Lisle * Milton * Naperville * Wayne * Winfield * York
Unincorporated
communities		Cloverdale * Eola * Flowerfield * Keeneyville * Medinah * York Center
Footnotes�This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Municipalities and communities of Kane County, Illinois

County seat: Geneva
CitiesAurora � * Batavia � * Elgin � * Geneva * St. Charles �
VillagesAlgonquin � * Barrington Hills � * Bartlett � * Big Rock * Burlington * Campton Hills * Carpentersville * East Dundee � * Elburn * Gilberts * Hampshire * Hoffman Estates � * Huntley � * Kaneville * Lily Lake * Maple Park � * Montgomery � * North Aurora * Pingree Grove * Sleepy Hollow * South Elgin * Sugar Grove * Virgil * Wayne � * West Dundee
TownshipsAurora * Batavia * Big Rock * Blackberry * Burlington * Campton * Dundee * Elgin * Geneva * Hampshire * Kaneville * Plato * Rutland * St. Charles * Sugar Grove * Virgil
Unincorporated
communities		Allens Corners * Almora * Bald Mound * Bowes * Coleman * Five Island Park * Fox River Estates * La Fox * Marywood * Meredith * Mooseheart * North Plato * Nottingham Woods * Novak Park * Plato Center * Rainbow Hills * Richardson * Scraper-Moecherville * South Park * Starks * Troxel * Udina * Valley View * Wasco * Wildwood Valley * Youngsdale
Ghost townWeston
Footnotes�This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Municipalities and communities of Kendall County, Illinois

County seat: Yorkville
CitiesAurora � * Joliet � * Plano * Sandwich � * Yorkville
VillagesLisbon * Millbrook * Millington � * Minooka � * Montgomery � * Newark * Oswego * Plainfield � * Plattville
TownshipsBig Grove * Bristol * Fox * Kendall * Lisbon * Little Rock * Na-Au-Say * Oswego * Seward
Unincorporated
communities		Boulder Hill * Bristol * Central * Fox * Helmar * Kentland * Knob Hill * Lisbon Center * Little Rock * Millhurst * Nettlecreek Pavilion *
Footnotes�This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Municipalities and communities of Will County, Illinois

County seat: Joliet
CitiesAurora � * Braidwood * Crest Hill * Joliet � * Lockport * Naperville � * Wilmington
VillagesBeecher * Bolingbrook � * Channahon � * Coal City � * Crete * Diamond � * Elwood * Frankfort � * Godley � * Homer Glen * Lemont � * Manhattan * Matteson � * Minooka � * Mokena * Monee * New Lenox * Orland Park � * Park Forest � * Peotone * Plainfield � * Rockdale * Romeoville * Sauk Village � * Shorewood * Steger � * Symerton * Tinley Park � * University Park � * Woodridge �
CDPsCrystal Lawns * Fairmont * Frankfort Square * Goodings Grove * Ingalls Park * Lakewood Shores * Preston Heights * Willowbrook
TownshipsChannahon * Crete * Custer * DuPage * Florence * Frankfort * Green Garden * Homer * Jackson * Joliet * Lockport * Manhattan * Monee * New Lenox * Peotone * Plainfield * Reed * Troy * Washington * Wesley * Wheatland * Will * Wilmington * Wilton
Unincorporated
communities		Andres * Ballou * Custer Park * Eagle Lake * Goodenow * Lorenzo * Polk * Ritchie * Stateville * Wilton * Wilton Center
Ghost townMillsdale
Footnotes�This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Chicago metropolitan area

Central cityChicago, Illinois
Largest cities
(over 30,000 in 2000)		Aurora, Illinois * Berwyn, Illinois * Calumet City, Illinois * Chicago Heights, Illinois * Crystal Lake, Illinois * DeKalb, Illinois * Des Plaines, Illinois * East Chicago, Indiana * Elgin, Illinois * Elmhurst, Illinois * Evanston, Illinois * Gary, Indiana * Hammond, Indiana * Harvey, Illinois * Highland Park, Illinois * Joliet, Illinois * Kenosha, Wisconsin * Naperville, Illinois * North Chicago, Illinois * Park Ridge, Illinois * Portage, Indiana * St. Charles, Illinois * Waukegan, Illinois * Wheaton, Illinois
Largest towns and villages
(over 30,000 in 2000)		Addison, Illinois * Arlington Heights, Illinois * Bartlett, Illinois * Bolingbrook, Illinois * Buffalo Grove, Illinois * Carol Stream, Illinois * Carpentersville, Illinois * Cicero, Illinois * Downers Grove, Illinois * Elk Grove Village, Illinois * Glendale Heights, Illinois * Glenview, Cook County, Illinois * Hanover Park, Illinois * Hoffman Estates, Illinois * Lombard, Illinois * Merrillville, Indiana * Mount Prospect, Illinois * Mundelein, Illinois * Niles, Illinois * Northbrook, Illinois * Oak Lawn, Illinois * Oak Park, Illinois * Orland Park, Illinois * Palatine, Illinois * Schaumburg, Illinois * Skokie, Illinois * Streamwood, Illinois * Tinley Park, Illinois * Wheeling, Illinois * Woodridge, Illinois
CountiesCook County, Illinois * DeKalb County, Illinois * DuPage County, Illinois * Grundy County, Illinois * Jasper County, Indiana * Kane County, Illinois * Kendall County, Illinois * Kenosha County, Wisconsin * Lake County, Illinois * Lake County, Indiana * McHenry County, Illinois * Newton County, Indiana * Porter County, Indiana * Will County, Illinois
RegionsGreat Lakes * Northern Illinois * Northern Indiana
Sub-regionsChicago Southland * Eastern Ridges and Lowlands * Fox Valley (Illinois) * Golden Corridor * Illinois Technology and Research Corridor * North Shore (Chicago) * Northwest Indiana



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