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Elmer Charles "Mike" Alft Jr. (July 13, 1925 - November 22, 2021) was an American historian and former mayor of Elgin, Illinois. Born in Chicago, Illinois, he graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Grinnell College in 1949 and received his master's degree from Syracuse University in 1950. He taught at Elgin High School for four decades while serving as city councilman, mayor, secretary of the Board of Trustees of the Gail Borden Public Library District, and various other capacities in local government. In addition he was a part-time instructor at Elgin Community College.[1][2][3]

Elmer C. "Mike" Alft Jr.
Born(1925-07-13)July 13, 1925
Chicago, Illinois, USA
DiedNovember 22, 2021(2021-11-22) (aged 96)
West Grove, Pennsylvania, USA
OccupationHistorian, educator and politician

Alft was elected to the Elgin City Council in the at-large election in April, 1963. Four years later, he was elected Mayor, succeeding Clyde Shales. As was the custom at the time, Alft did not seek reelection when his four-year term expired in 1971. William Rauschenberger was elected to succeed him.

He may be best known as a historian of Elgin. He has published several books on the history of Elgin and the surrounding area, in addition to hundreds of articles for the local newspaper, the Elgin Daily Courier-News. He also wrote a biweekly column on Elgin's history.[4][5]


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  1. "Alft pt 1". Chicago Tribune. 1991-03-31. p. 47. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  2. Gathman, Dave (2016-03-12). "Dean of Elgin historians moving out of Elgin". Daily Herald. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  3. "E. C. ALFT 1925 - 2021". Daily Herald. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  4. "Alft". Chicago Tribune. 2015-07-14. pp. 1–2. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  5. "E.C. Alft". Kendall County Record. 2015-08-21. p. 18. Retrieved 2021-04-09.






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