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	Aurora In 1856 the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad located its railcar construction and repair shops in Aurora to become the city's largest employer until the 1960s; the country's largest stone roundhouse remains testament to that fact today as Walter Payton's Roundhouse Entertainment Complex.
	Batavia Batavia was recognized as the leading windmill manufacturing city in the world and was home to the Campana Company (maker of cosmetic products). And Batavia and hosts world famous Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, at the city's southeastern edge, attracting nuclear physicists from throughout the world.
	Bolingbrook Once upon a time, a road called “Route 66” wound its way from Chicago, IL all the way to Los Angeles, CA. In the ‘60s, it was a thin ribbon that connected Chicago to the far western and southwestern farmlands. Near where Route 53 crossed Route 66, an area once known as “Barber’s Corners”
	Elgin Word of the ideal conditions all along the Fox River - such as fertile soils and clean flowing springs - attracted new settlers, mostly from the east.  Two brothers from New York came looking for a site along the stagecoach route from Chicago to Galena. They eventually settled on a spot where the Fox River could be bridged, establishing the city of Elgin in 1836
	Geneva As happens with many towns, the coming of the railroad - in 1853 - placed Geneva on the main passenger line and literally on the map, establishing a permanent relationship with Chicago that has been bringing the well-to-do city folks to an idyllic community and country folks to the city for over 150 years.
	Naperville Easy access to Naperville is just one more reason to take a look at this vibrant northern Illinois city which, according to the Chamber of Commerce:" is a wonderful place to live, work and do business" and according to the mayor: "It’s a wonderful place to spend a day, a week, or the rest of your life."
	Sandwich Of particular interest: Sandwich hosts the oldest continuing county fair in the state of Illinois; it has one of the largest antique fairs in the United States.  Throngs of folks -- hundreds of thousands -- come to the event every year.
	St Charles Originally home to the Pottawatomie – the Neshnabi, as they called themselves – St. Charles, Illinois is situated along the banks of the Fox River, about 40 miles west of Chicago.
	South Elgin
	West Chicago Take a close look at any city in America in terms of where it was started and where growth has been prominent, and one of the important aspects encountered is the presence of a railroad.  West Chicago, Illinois is such a place; it is a city where history and progress meet.  From a historic point of view, three railroads converged here by 1850, forming the first railroad junction in the state of Illinois.
	Yorkville By 1841, the town had been voted as the county seat, and by 1864 a new courthouse marked the spot. In 1870, the railroad came to town and, as was always the case, businesses began to spring up along the tracks and nearby river. Some of those businesses will ring familiar among locals with long memories: the Rehbehn Brothers Button Factory, Yorkville Ice Company, Squire Dingee’s Pickle Factory…