Posted November 2, 20222 yr Useless facts... Second largest city in Illinois after Chicago Downtown is concentrated on an island on the Fox River, making for lots of bridges and riverfront property Lots of great buildings by Elmslie Sprawled across four counties
November 2, 20222 yr I enjoy Aurora. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
November 2, 20222 yr 32 minutes ago, jcw92 said: Thanks. Nice photos. Is it considered a suburb of Chicago or its own city? I would say Aurora is one of Chicago's old industrial satellites, like Joliet, Elgin, Waukegan, and some others in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin. It has always been connected to Chicago and has become more of a suburb over time, thanks in part to Illinois's liberal annexation policies. As noted by Ink, it sprawls into four counties, though its overall size, which is under 50 square miles, is not remarkably large for a city of its population. The population nearly doubled between 1990 and 2010, going from just under 100,000 to almost 200,000, before dropping by nearly 10 percent between 2010 and 2020. There is frequent Metra service between Aurora and Chicago on the BNSF line, but even the express runs take nearly an hour. While it was once more or less freestanding, Aurora is now subsumed into Chicagoland.
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