The village of Elburn was incorporated in 1886.
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Located over 40 miles west of downtown Chicago, the Kane County village of Elburn was officially incorporated in 1886. Once a rural town, it has been steadily and rapidly growing over the past few decades.
The city is home to many businesses like Elburn Coop, and a couple churches and restaurants. Many are familiar with the family-owned and award-winning Ream's Meat Market on Main Street. At the center of town runs the railroad.
Just south of the tracks is Elburn Lions Community Park, the home of the long-running annual Elburn Days festival in late summer. The festival draws thousands from all around to the truck and tractor pull event. It's quite a spectacle for not just the eyes, but also the ears, with its roaring engines.
Did you know there's a veterans memorial with a 50-ton decommissioned M60A3 Army tank on display? You can check it out right after you check out your library books at the Town & Country Public Library across the street.
In January 2006, Metra extended its Union Pacific/West Line to Elburn.
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A handful of water towers in Elburn display the town name and logo.
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The Elburn & Countryside Fire Prevention District Station 1's new home is at 200 E. Route 38 in Elburn. The department moved into the facility in November of 2015.
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The Elburn & Countryside Fire Prevention District Station 1's new home 200 E. Route 38 in Elburn. The department moved into the facility in November of 2015.
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Neon signs in the storefront of Ream's Meat Market, 128 N. Main St. in Elburn. The establishment is a family-owned business since 1954, currently led by Randy Ream. Ream is in the Cured Meat Hall of Fame and has won over 200 awards in national and state competitions.
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Neon signs in the storefront of Ream's Meat Market 128 N Main St. in Elburn. The establishment is a family-owned business since 1954, currently lead by Randy Ream. Ream is in the Cured Meat Hall of Fame and has won over 200 awards in national and state competitions.
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The American Legion Elburn Post 630 headquarters is at 112 N. Main St. in Elburn.
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The American Legion Elburn Post 630 headquarters is at 112 N. Main St. in Elburn.
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The Village of Elburn's administrative offices and police department are housed under one roof at 301 E. North St. in Elburn.
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Saint Gall Catholic Church at 120 W. Shannon St. (at the corner of Route 47 and Shannon St.) in Elburn. According to the church's website, masses were held in parishioners' homes when the congregation was first formed. The first church building was built in 1870 until the current building was built in 1925. The stone of the first Church was used to construct the shelters in the Elburn Forest Preserve and Johnson's Mound.
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Elburn Community Congregational United Church of Christ at 100 East Shannon St. in Elburn. The church will be celebrating its 125th year in 2016.
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Fishermen's Inn banquet hall at 43W901 Main St. in Elburn is a popular site for weddings and other special events.
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Elburn Coop's administrative and sales office is located at 202 West North Street. The company, which has several locations serving different purposes, has been in business since 1921. This location functions for retail feed sales, offers 469,000 bushes of grain storage and is a dry fertilizer plant.
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The Freemasons building built in 1919 at 121 N. Main St. in Elburn is the home for Blackberry Masonic Lodge #359.
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The Freemasons building built in 1919 at 121 N. Main St. in Elburn is the home for Blackberry Masonic Lodge #359.
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West side of Main St. (Route 47) looking south in Elburn.
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East side of Main Street (Route 47) looking north in Elburn.
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East side of Main Street (Route 47) looking southerly in Elburn.
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West side of Main Street (Route 47) looking south in Elburn.
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Elburn & Countryside Community Center is located at 525 N. Main St. (Route 47) in Elburn. The not-for-profit organization, formed in the late 1980s, serves the greater Elburn community. The building, built in 1929, previously was Elburn High School. Dance and exercise classes, dog training classes, and a men's basketball league are among the several programs offered by the center.
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Prairie Park is at 301 Willard Ave. in Elburn. The park features a pond, pavilion and playground.
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A 50-ton decommissioned M60A3 Army tank stands as the centerpiece in the village's veterans memorial across the street from the Town & Country Public Library on North St.
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Elburn Lions Club's headquarters is located within Elburn Lions Community Park at 500 South Filmore Street. The Norman Bowgren Memorial Playground is next to the clubhouse. The park is the location for the Lions Club's annual Elburn Days festival in the summer.
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Elburn Lions Club's headquarters is located within Elburn Lions Community Park at 500 South Filmore Street. The park is the location for the Lions Club's annual Elburn Days festival in the summer.
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Metra extended their Union Pacific/West Line to Elburn, opening it for business in January 2006.
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The Town & Country Public Library is at 320 E. North St.
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Town & Country Public Library at 320 E. North St. This is the children's wing of the library.
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