Aurora information

Aurora is the largest city in Kane County, Illinois. The city also lies within Dupage, Kendall,and Will counties. As reported in the 2000 U.S. census, the city was home to 142,990 people, while the city's estimated 2007 population is 175,952. About 110,000 of the city's residents reside in Kane County, while about 42,000 live in DuPage County. Only a few thousand Aurorans are in Will and Kendall Counties.
The city refers to itself as "The City of Lights" because it was one of the first communities to adopt all-electric street lighting (in 1881 - the nickname was adopted in 1908). In fact, the name Aurora itself means dawn. Aurora is the second largest city in Illinois. (...) more....

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