Robert Gilliam, long-time Elgin City Council member, dies at 69

ELGIN, Ill. (WLS) -- Robert Gilliam, who served on the Elgin City Council for a record 40 years, died at 69.

Gilliam died in his sleep Tuesday at a hospital in Mesa, Ariz.

He retired from the city council in 2002.

Elgin renamed its municipal complex in Gilliam's honor in September.