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1. Ancient & Prehistoric Illinois
This section follows the land that makes up modern Illinois, beginning from the Mesozoic era (250 to 65 million years ago - the Age of Dinosaurs).
Throughout the planet's 4-billion-year history, eight supercontinents have formed and broken up due to the churning and circulation in the Earth's mantle. Beginning about 4 billion years ago was the first supercontinent "Superior Craton," next came "Vaalbara," "Ur," "Kenorland," "Columbia (aka Nuna)," "Rodinia," "Pannotia (aka Vendian)," and most recently, "Pangaea."
During the Paleozoic Era, from the beginning of the Cambrian Period about 540 million years ago to the end of the Mississippian Subperiod, the first major subdivision of the Carboniferous period, about 323 million years ago, Illinois was located south of the equator, and parts were submerged beneath a tropical sea (saltwater).
ANCIENT & PREHISTORIC ARTICLES
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Ancient Illinois History Beginning on the Supercontinent of Pangaea.
Ancient Illinois Indian Mounds - A Technical Examination.
Ancient Lake Chicago became Lake Michigan as glaciers retreated over 14,000 years ago.
Archaeologists in East St. Louis, Illinois, dig to find an ancient civilization that vanished.
Cahokia's Monks Mound was built in decades, not 250 years as previously thought.
Cahokia Mounds and the Indian Village of Cahokia.
Cahokia Mounds and the Indian Village of Cahokia.
Cahokia Mounds, the Monk and the Earthquake in the Illinois Territory, 1811-1812.
Cahokia, What Caused the Fire that Destroyed this Ancient City?
Cahokia, What Caused the Fire that Destroyed this Ancient City?
Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals of Illinois.
Discovery of the Indian Effigy Mound in Lake View, Chicago, Perhaps before 1000 AD
Discovery of the Indian Effigy Mound in Lake View, Chicago, Perhaps before 1000 AD
Fossils 310M years old "H" & "Y" Animals discovered at Mazon Creek, Braidwood, IL.
How Glacial Melt & Earthquakes Realigned Ancient Rivers and Changed Illinois Borders.
How Glacial Melt & Earthquakes Realigned Ancient Rivers and Changed Illinois Borders.
Illinois' Driftless Region Explained.
Illinois' Greatest Fossil Mystery... solved!
Illiniwek (Illinois tribe) Grand Village History (aka La Vantum; Old Kaskaskia Village)
Illiniwek (Illinois tribe) History in the Illinois Country.
Illiniwek (Illinois tribe) Indians bid for power in the late 1600s based on bison and slavery.
Illiniwek (Illinois tribe) was Massacred at the Grand Village by Iroquois and Aftermath.
Illinois' Greatest Fossil Mystery... solved!
Illiniwek (Illinois tribe) Grand Village History (aka La Vantum; Old Kaskaskia Village)
Illiniwek (Illinois tribe) History in the Illinois Country.
Illiniwek (Illinois tribe) Indians bid for power in the late 1600s based on bison and slavery.
Illiniwek (Illinois tribe) was Massacred at the Grand Village by Iroquois and Aftermath.
Illiniwek (Illinois tribe) Tribal History from the Illinois Country through the Mid-1830s.
Illiniwek (Illinois tribe) women and their place in Indian Society.
Indian Trails - Green Bay Trail, aka "Old Jambeau Trail," Chicago to Green Bay, Wisconsin.Illiniwek (Illinois tribe) women and their place in Indian Society.
Indian Trails - The Vincennes Trace.
Indian Village, Founded in 1993 Buried Under the Sanctuary Golf Course in New Lenox, ILL.
Is a Native American tribe one of the Lost Tribes of Israel? Exploring the possibility.
▓ Legend of the Piasa "Bird" is carved and painted on a bluff in today's Alton, Illinois.
▓ Legend of the Piasa "Bird" is carved and painted on a bluff in today's Alton, Illinois.
Lincoln College and the City of Lincoln, Illinois.
Looters of Prehistoric Archeological Sites a Big Problem in Illinois and Mississippi Valley.
Out Of Place ARTifacts (OOPArt) found in Illinois.
Paleo-Indian Migration to North America & Ready/Lincoln Hills Site, Jersey County, Illinois
Paleo-Indians of the Albany Mounds, the Hopewell Tribe, in Albany, Illinois.
Piney Creek Ravine, near Chester, Illinois, has an extensive collection of prehistoric rock art.
▓ Prehistoric Shark Nursery Fossils Found in Illinois.
Looters of Prehistoric Archeological Sites a Big Problem in Illinois and Mississippi Valley.
Out Of Place ARTifacts (OOPArt) found in Illinois.
Paleo-Indian Migration to North America & Ready/Lincoln Hills Site, Jersey County, Illinois
Paleo-Indians of the Albany Mounds, the Hopewell Tribe, in Albany, Illinois.
Piney Creek Ravine, near Chester, Illinois, has an extensive collection of prehistoric rock art.
▓ Prehistoric Shark Nursery Fossils Found in Illinois.
3. The Illinois Frontier & Indian History
Unlike the original 13 British colonies, the first Europeans to arrive in what would become Illinois were the French, who established trading posts and villages along the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers in the late 1600s to extend their older settlements in Canada. At its peak in 1752, the French population reached 1,380, and about 40% were enslaved Africans.
Generally, the French and Indians coexisted far more peacefully than the British and Indians, bound together in the fur trade. As a result, a borderland developed between the French and Indians.
France and Britain were bitter rivals in the Eighteenth Century, leaving many Illinois French fearful of British rule. Spain and France had more amicable relations, leading many to migrate across the Mississippi. At times the British attempted to force the French out of Illinois. Still, colonial bureaucratic disagreements, British debt from the Seven Years' War, and French stubbornness made this goal insurmountable. Ultimately, like the Spanish, the British only sent official dignitaries to various settlements.
In 1778, violent Anglo-Americans along the Ohio River reached Illinois in George Rogers Clark’s famous Illinois Campaign. The Virginia militia officer captured British military installations in Illinois during the American Revolution.
If you, like me, love this period of time in Illinois' history, you'll truly enjoy this section of my Journal.
THE ILLINOIS FRONTIER & INDIAN HISTORY ARTICLES
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1813 “Peoria War” was a big part of eliminating Indians in Illinois.
1814 Wood River, Illinois Massacre.
1816 Treaty of St. Louis and the 1821 and 1833 Treaties of Chicago.
Anna Pierce Hobbs Bixby (1812–1873) was a frontier doctor and scientist in southern Illinois.
▓ Billy Caldwell; The Life & Times of Billy Caldwell, whose history was mostly fabricated.
Black Hawk War and Illinois’ Role (April to August 1832).
Bloody Autumn at Nauvoo (Mormon Town), Illinois, in 1845.
Buried Under Budlong Farm, the World's Largest Pickle Farm in Bowmanville (Chicago), IL.
Bushnell: A highly detailed look at a small settlement founded in west-central Illinois in 1854.
Bloody Autumn at Nauvoo (Mormon Town), Illinois, in 1845.
Buried Under Budlong Farm, the World's Largest Pickle Farm in Bowmanville (Chicago), IL.
Bushnell: A highly detailed look at a small settlement founded in west-central Illinois in 1854.
▓ Camp River Dubois and Lewis & Clark State Historic Site, Hartford, Illinois.
Cave-In-Rock checkered past. The cave is on the Ohio River in Hardin County, Illinois.
▓ Cemetery History of Early Chicago.
Charles Jouett, the First U.S. Indian Agent Residing at Chicago.
Chicago: The Origin and Meaning of the Name (Chicagoua).
Chicago as a Hunting Post.
Chicago River Calamity Destroyed all the Bridges over the Chicago River in 1849.
Chicago Area Indian Villages were a mixture of tribes.
Chicago's First Resident, Antoine Ouilmette, July 1790-1826.
Christiana and John Tillson, Illinois Pioneers.
Cave-In-Rock checkered past. The cave is on the Ohio River in Hardin County, Illinois.
▓ Cemetery History of Early Chicago.
Charles Jouett, the First U.S. Indian Agent Residing at Chicago.
Chicago: The Origin and Meaning of the Name (Chicagoua).
Chicago as a Hunting Post.
Chicago River Calamity Destroyed all the Bridges over the Chicago River in 1849.
Chicago Area Indian Villages were a mixture of tribes.
Chicago's First Resident, Antoine Ouilmette, July 1790-1826.
Christiana and John Tillson, Illinois Pioneers.
Christopher, Illinois, in Franklin County, a Coal Town.
Did a French "Fort Chécagou" (Chicagoua) really exist at the mouth of the Chicago River?
Early Illinois, pub:1881
Did a French "Fort Chécagou" (Chicagoua) really exist at the mouth of the Chicago River?
Early Illinois, pub:1881
Exploring Seventeenth Century "Pais des Illinois," the Illinois Country.
Father Pére Jacques Marquette's Death, his Last Two Years. (1673-1675)
Fence Laws of Frontier Illinois.
First Frenchman in Southern Illinois turns out to be a Poacher.
Fort Dearborn Massacre of 1812; a brutal historical account & in-depth analysis. [PG-13]
"Free Frank" McWorter paid for his freedom from slavery and bought his family's freedom.
Free Negroes in Illinois Prior to the Civil War, 1818-1860
French Chicago during the Eighteenth Century.
French Life in the Illinois Country, from Canada to Louisiana, in the 1700s.
Funks Grove Pure Maple Sirup Farm History in Funks Grove, Illinois.
Father Pére Jacques Marquette's Death, his Last Two Years. (1673-1675)
Fence Laws of Frontier Illinois.
First Frenchman in Southern Illinois turns out to be a Poacher.
Fort Dearborn Massacre of 1812; a brutal historical account & in-depth analysis. [PG-13]
"Free Frank" McWorter paid for his freedom from slavery and bought his family's freedom.
Free Negroes in Illinois Prior to the Civil War, 1818-1860
French Chicago during the Eighteenth Century.
French Life in the Illinois Country, from Canada to Louisiana, in the 1700s.
Funks Grove Pure Maple Sirup Farm History in Funks Grove, Illinois.
Galena, Illinois' Old Stockade was used during the Black Hawk War in 1832.
Gurdon Hubbard arrived in Chicago before the Town of Chicago was incorporated in 1833.
Henri de Tonti and his Connection with what would become Illinois. (1650-1704)
Hinsdale (Brush Hill, Fullersburg), Illinois, History; Village on the County Line. pub:1949
Gurdon Hubbard arrived in Chicago before the Town of Chicago was incorporated in 1833.
Henri de Tonti and his Connection with what would become Illinois. (1650-1704)
Hinsdale (Brush Hill, Fullersburg), Illinois, History; Village on the County Line. pub:1949
History of Prairie du Rocher, Illinois. Originally a French Settlement/Fort.
History of the Illinois Country from 1673-1782.
History of the Meskwaki (Fox) Indian Tribe; Searching for Fort du Renards (Fort Fox).
How the City of Newton and Jasper County, Illinois, got their names.
Illiniwek (Illinois tribe) Grand Village History (aka La Vantum; Old Kaskaskia Village)
Illiniwek (Illinois tribe) History in the Illinois Country.
Illiniwek (Illinois tribe) Indians bid for power in the late 1600s based on bison and slavery.
Illiniwek (Illinois tribe) was Massacred at the Grand Village by the Iroquois and its Aftermath.
Illinois County Boundaries Maps from 1790-1859.
History of the Illinois Country from 1673-1782.
History of the Meskwaki (Fox) Indian Tribe; Searching for Fort du Renards (Fort Fox).
How the City of Newton and Jasper County, Illinois, got their names.
Illiniwek (Illinois tribe) Grand Village History (aka La Vantum; Old Kaskaskia Village)
Illiniwek (Illinois tribe) History in the Illinois Country.
Illiniwek (Illinois tribe) Indians bid for power in the late 1600s based on bison and slavery.
Illiniwek (Illinois tribe) was Massacred at the Grand Village by the Iroquois and its Aftermath.
Illiniwek (Illinois tribe) Tribal History from the Illinois Country through the Mid-1830s.
Illiniwek (Illinois tribe) women and their place in the Indian Society.
Illinois Country - Great Plains Indians before French Colonization in the mid-1600s.Illiniwek (Illinois tribe) women and their place in the Indian Society.
Illinois County Boundaries Maps from 1790-1859.
Illinois' Negro Laws, aka Black Codes.
Illinois 'River Pirates' in the Northwest Territory in the 1790s.
Illinois Territory 15 Counties between 1909 and Statehood in 1818, with a map.
▓ Indian Trails - Green Bay Trail, aka "Old Jambeau Trail," Chicago to Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Indian Trails - The Vincennes Trace.
Institute of Slavery in Illinois.
Illinois 'River Pirates' in the Northwest Territory in the 1790s.
Illinois Territory 15 Counties between 1909 and Statehood in 1818, with a map.
▓ Indian Trails - Green Bay Trail, aka "Old Jambeau Trail," Chicago to Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Indian Trails - The Vincennes Trace.
Institute of Slavery in Illinois.
Is a Native American tribe one of the Lost Tribes of Israel? Exploring the possibility.
James Ford, Leader of Ford's Ferry Gang - River Pirates.
James Semple is a Classic Example of a Prairie Entrepreneur.
January 27 is International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
James Ford, Leader of Ford's Ferry Gang - River Pirates.
James Semple is a Classic Example of a Prairie Entrepreneur.
January 27 is International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Jean-Gabriel Cerré's success in French & British régimes during the Revolutionary War.
John Duff, the late eighteenth-century Illinois counterfeiter.
John Jones, a free Negro, used his house & office as Chicago Underground Railroad Stops.
John Kinzie - Chicago House Chronology.
John Kinzie - Important Chicago Firsts by the Kinzie Family.
John Kinzie - Kills Jean Baptiste La Lime, Chicago's first murder victim, in 1812.
John Kinzie - One of Chicago's Founding Fathers.
John Messinger (1771-1846), the Messinger Schoolhouse and Cemetery in Swansea, IL.
Kaskaskia Indian Reservation in Illinois.
Keepataw, Illinois, was a paper town in Cook, DuPage, and Will Counties.
John Duff, the late eighteenth-century Illinois counterfeiter.
John Jones, a free Negro, used his house & office as Chicago Underground Railroad Stops.
John Kinzie - Chicago House Chronology.
John Kinzie - Important Chicago Firsts by the Kinzie Family.
John Kinzie - Kills Jean Baptiste La Lime, Chicago's first murder victim, in 1812.
John Kinzie - One of Chicago's Founding Fathers.
John Messinger (1771-1846), the Messinger Schoolhouse and Cemetery in Swansea, IL.
Kaskaskia Indian Reservation in Illinois.
Keepataw, Illinois, was a paper town in Cook, DuPage, and Will Counties.
Kickapoo and Mascouten Tribes History in the Illinois Country.
Kinderhook Plates - Discovered in 1843 in an Indian mound near Kinderhook, Illinois.
Lee's Place / Hardscrabble, Illinois, today's Bridgeport community of Chicago.
Kinderhook Plates - Discovered in 1843 in an Indian mound near Kinderhook, Illinois.
Lee's Place / Hardscrabble, Illinois, today's Bridgeport community of Chicago.
Lewis & Clark State Historic Site, and Camp River Dubois, Hartford, Illinois.
Life in Post-Colonial Illinois for French Women and Families.
"Life of Black Hawk" as dictated by himself.
Life in Post-Colonial Illinois for French Women and Families.
"Life of Black Hawk" as dictated by himself.
Oldest Settlements, Villages, and Towns in Illinois.
One Man's Story of "Indian-Hating" in the Illinois Country Frontier.
Peoria War of 1813 played a big part in eliminating Indians in Illinois.
Philippe de Rocheblave, a Military Opportunist in the Illinois Country.
Pierre Menard House at 4230 Kaskaskia Road in Ellis Grove, Illinois.
Plains Indians in Illinois before the French Colonization of Mississippi Valley in the mid-1700s.
Saunemin, a Village in Illinois named after a Kickapoo Chief.
One Man's Story of "Indian-Hating" in the Illinois Country Frontier.
Peoria War of 1813 played a big part in eliminating Indians in Illinois.
Philippe de Rocheblave, a Military Opportunist in the Illinois Country.
Pierre Menard House at 4230 Kaskaskia Road in Ellis Grove, Illinois.
Plains Indians in Illinois before the French Colonization of Mississippi Valley in the mid-1700s.
Potawatomi - Senachwine (Difficult Current), a Potawatomi Chief's Biography. (1744-1831)
Potawatomi - Tribal History including the Potawatomi of the Prairie.
Prairie du Rocher, Illinois, History. Zachary Taylor's Rough & Ready in Illinois.
Samuel A. Whiteside, an Illinois pioneer and military hero.Potawatomi - Tribal History including the Potawatomi of the Prairie.
Prairie du Rocher, Illinois, History. Zachary Taylor's Rough & Ready in Illinois.
Saunemin, a Village in Illinois named after a Kickapoo Chief.
▓ Starved Rock Massacre of 1769 - Fact or Fiction.
▓ Susan Simmons Winans. Last Known Survivor of the Chicago Fort Dearborn Massacre.
The Difference Between an Illinois Town and a township.
▓ Susan Simmons Winans. Last Known Survivor of the Chicago Fort Dearborn Massacre.
The Difference Between an Illinois Town and a township.
The Marquette and Jolliet "Cross" Chicago, Illinois.
The Words "Grocery," "Ordinary," and "Doggery" had different meanings in the Frontier.
Treaties - Chicago (1821, 1833); and the Treaty of St. Louis 1816.
Turkey Hill in St. Clair County was a settlement of free Negroes decades before the Civil War.
Village on the County Line; A History of Hinsdale, Illinois. pub:1949
The Words "Grocery," "Ordinary," and "Doggery" had different meanings in the Frontier.
Treaties - Chicago (1821, 1833); and the Treaty of St. Louis 1816.
Turkey Hill in St. Clair County was a settlement of free Negroes decades before the Civil War.
Village on the County Line; A History of Hinsdale, Illinois. pub:1949
William Henry Harrison Steals Western Illinois from the Sauk and Fox Indian Tribes.
▓ William Wells, Indians kidnapped him at 13, fought with U.S. at Fort Dearborn as a warrior.
▓ William Wells, Indians kidnapped him at 13, fought with U.S. at Fort Dearborn as a warrior.
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6. More Fascinating Illinois History
American settlements in the American Bottom expanded with access to the Mississippi River, and threats from Indians lessened. Many migrated out from the forts and blockhouses to establish homesteads and farms. In 1802 two settlements were established to the north of previous settlements in what would become St. Clair and Madison Counties: Ridge Prairie and the Goshen Settlement.
Further ties were also established with the growing port city of St. Louis. With the Mississippi now open to American traffic, Captain James Piggot established the first American ferry to St. Louis across the Mississippi in 1795. Economic and social ties were cemented further with the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, with St. Louis becoming an American city. The purchase also altered the American Bottom’s relative location, which became centrally located as an access point to the west. For instance, the Lewis and Clark expedition spent the winter of 1803 and 1804 training at Camp Dubois in what would become Madison County before beginning their expedition west on the Missouri River. This section brings us into the modern era.
MORE FASCINATING ILLINOIS HISTORY
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1917 Race Riots in East St. Louis, Illinois.
1937 Memorial Day Massacre at the Republic Steel Company in South Chicago, Illinois.
1968 Illinois earthquake, a "New Madrid Fault event," was the largest recorded in the state.
1925 Tri-State Tornado History.
1968 Illinois earthquake, a "New Madrid Fault event," was the largest recorded in the state.
1925 Tri-State Tornado History.
Alta May Hulett, age 19, became the first woman admitted to the Illinois bar in 1873.
Ambler Texaco Gasoline Station on Route 66 in Dwight, Illinois.
America’s First Black Town, Brooklyn, Illinois founded in the 1820s (aka Lovejoy, Illinois).
American Bottom. The story of the Illinois portion.
Ambler Texaco Gasoline Station on Route 66 in Dwight, Illinois.
America’s First Black Town, Brooklyn, Illinois founded in the 1820s (aka Lovejoy, Illinois).
American Bottom. The story of the Illinois portion.
Amling's Haunted House in Melrose Park, Illinois, the Whole Story.
Armistice Day, November 11, 1918, in Wilmette, Illinois.
Artist Ivan Albright's History and Family Log House in Hubbard Woods, Winnetka, Illinois.
Bachelor's Grove Cemetery in Midlothian, Illinois, Haunted History.
Armistice Day, November 11, 1918, in Wilmette, Illinois.
Artist Ivan Albright's History and Family Log House in Hubbard Woods, Winnetka, Illinois.
Bachelor's Grove Cemetery in Midlothian, Illinois, Haunted History.
Banking in the early days of Northeastern Illinois.
Barack Obama Day, August 4, 2018, was the first day of this President's holiday in Illinois.
Barack Obama, the Story of the 44th President of the United States of America.
Base Ball in the 1800s was Considerably Different than Today’s Game.
Battle of Barrington [Illinois], November 27, 1934 - John Dillinger.
Belleville, Illinois' Brewery History.
Barack Obama Day, August 4, 2018, was the first day of this President's holiday in Illinois.
Barack Obama, the Story of the 44th President of the United States of America.
Base Ball in the 1800s was Considerably Different than Today’s Game.
Battle of Barrington [Illinois], November 27, 1934 - John Dillinger.
Belleville, Illinois' Brewery History.
Belleville, Illinois, Labor and Industry Museum.
Benjamin Henry Grierson (1826-1911), Civil War Union General.
Betty Friedan, a Peoria, Illinois native, helped spark a new wave of feminism.
Benjamin Henry Grierson (1826-1911), Civil War Union General.
Betty Friedan, a Peoria, Illinois native, helped spark a new wave of feminism.
Bloomington, Illinois' Great Fire of 1900.
Bounce Land Trampoline Parks in Northern Illinois. (late 1950s - early 1960s)
Bowe Brothers of Co. "D" 66th Illinois Volunteer Infantry; "Birge's Western Sharpshooters."
Bounce Land Trampoline Parks in Northern Illinois. (late 1950s - early 1960s)
Bowe Brothers of Co. "D" 66th Illinois Volunteer Infantry; "Birge's Western Sharpshooters."
Broadwell Inn & Tavern dates back to 1824 in Clayville, Illinois.
Brooks Tomato Products Company and The World's Largest Catsup Bottle, Collinsville, IL.
Brooks Tomato Products Company and The World's Largest Catsup Bottle, Collinsville, IL.
Buddy Ebsen's Swimming School in Belleville, Illinois.
Bunker Hill, a city in Southern Illinois, was Leveled by the 1948 Tornado.
Cahokia Courthouse is a reconstructed New France (post on sill) structure built about 1740.
Camp Pine, a WWII German POW Camp in the forest preserves near Des Plaines, Illinois.
Bunker Hill, a city in Southern Illinois, was Leveled by the 1948 Tornado.
Cahokia Courthouse is a reconstructed New France (post on sill) structure built about 1740.
Camp Pine, a WWII German POW Camp in the forest preserves near Des Plaines, Illinois.
Camp Skokie Valley, CCC project; then WWII POW Camp Skokie, Harms Wood, Glenview.
Cara-Sel Lounge, Springfield, Illinois, was a unique restaurant nightclub. (1951-1968)
Cara-Sel Lounge, Springfield, Illinois, was a unique restaurant nightclub. (1951-1968)
Carol Moseley Braun was the first black woman to be elected to the US Senate in 1992.
Cave-In-Rock's checkered past. The cave is on the Ohio River in Hardin County, Illinois.
Cayuga, Illinois, History begins well before Route 66 came through town.
▓ Centralia, Illinois, Mine № 5 (Wamac, IL) Disaster of March 25, 1947. [best read entirely]
Chain of Rocks Bridge, Chouteau Island, Illinois.
Charles Birger, a Southern Illinois mobster. The full story.
Charles Dadant, Bee-Culturist and the American Bee Journal in Hamilton, Illinois. (est.1861)
Charles Dawes from Evanston; WWI General, 30th US VP, Ambassador to Great Britain.
Checkerboard [Air] Field & US Air Mail Field in Broadview, Illinois.
Cave-In-Rock's checkered past. The cave is on the Ohio River in Hardin County, Illinois.
Cayuga, Illinois, History begins well before Route 66 came through town.
▓ Centralia, Illinois, Mine № 5 (Wamac, IL) Disaster of March 25, 1947. [best read entirely]
Chain of Rocks Bridge, Chouteau Island, Illinois.
Charles Birger, a Southern Illinois mobster. The full story.
Charles Dadant, Bee-Culturist and the American Bee Journal in Hamilton, Illinois. (est.1861)
Charles Dawes from Evanston; WWI General, 30th US VP, Ambassador to Great Britain.
Checkerboard [Air] Field & US Air Mail Field in Broadview, Illinois.
Chicago Area's Food Timeline began in 1788.
Chicago, Aurora & Elgin Railroad history - from the beginning.
Chicago Cholera Cemetery, also known as the Lake and Wabash Burial Site. (1832)
Chicago, Aurora & Elgin Railroad history - from the beginning.
Chicago Cholera Cemetery, also known as the Lake and Wabash Burial Site. (1832)
Chicago, Wilmington & Franklin Coal Co. Orient № 2 Mine Explosion, 12-21-1951.
Cholera Epidemic in Illinois, nicknamed the "Plague on the Prairie," in 1833.
Cicero, Illinois Race Riot of 1951.
Cholera Epidemic in Illinois, nicknamed the "Plague on the Prairie," in 1833.
Cicero, Illinois Race Riot of 1951.
Dick Taylor, "Father of the Greenback," businessman, politician, and soldier from Illinois.
Digging is Deadly in this Cook County Forest Preserve.
Digging is Deadly in this Cook County Forest Preserve.
District 6 Illinois State Police HQ history, in Pontiac, Illinois on Route 66. (1942-2003)
Dr. A. Louise Klehm: Niles Center (Skokie) Illinois' First Lady of Family Practice.
Dr. A. Louise Klehm: Niles Center (Skokie) Illinois' First Lady of Family Practice.
Dwight, Illinois, Ambler Texaco Gas Station, on Route 66.
Egyptian Theatre History, DeKalb, Illinois.
Egyptian Theatre History, DeKalb, Illinois.
Eldorado Illinois' Founding History.
Elgin & Belvidere Interurban 36-mile line between Belvidere and Elgin, Illinois. (1907-1930)
Elgin Illinois First Airport, (42.07 North / 88.29 West)
Elizabeth "Betsey" Reed was hung in 1845 as Illinois' First Female Serial Killer.
Elsah, Illinois... The Village Frozen In Time.
Energy, Illinois' Calaboose (Jail) History.
Excelsior Press Brick Company at Gregg's Milk Station (Westmont), Illinois. (1872-1875)
F. W. Woolworth Co., the old days when they sold baby turtles in their pet departments.
Famous Sulphur Springs Resort in the City of Creal Springs, Illinois.
Fern Isabel Coppedge, an American impressionist painter, born in Decatur, Illinois, 1883.
Elgin & Belvidere Interurban 36-mile line between Belvidere and Elgin, Illinois. (1907-1930)
Elgin Illinois First Airport, (42.07 North / 88.29 West)
Elizabeth "Betsey" Reed was hung in 1845 as Illinois' First Female Serial Killer.
Elsah, Illinois... The Village Frozen In Time.
Energy, Illinois' Calaboose (Jail) History.
Excelsior Press Brick Company at Gregg's Milk Station (Westmont), Illinois. (1872-1875)
F. W. Woolworth Co., the old days when they sold baby turtles in their pet departments.
Famous Sulphur Springs Resort in the City of Creal Springs, Illinois.
Fern Isabel Coppedge, an American impressionist painter, born in Decatur, Illinois, 1883.
Francis Stupey Log Cabin, Highland Park, Illinois. 1848
Frank Long House of Oak Park, Illinois.
Future City, Illinois, the Town that Washed Away.
Frank Long House of Oak Park, Illinois.
Future City, Illinois, the Town that Washed Away.
Griggsville, Illinois, "The Purple Martin Capital of the Nation."
Harlem and Ogden Avenues Intersection at Riverside, Lyons, and Berwyn in 1934.
Harlem and Ogden Avenues Intersection at Riverside, Lyons, and Berwyn in 1934.
Harmening House History in Ontarioville (now Hanover Park), Illinois, and a Look Inside.
Hawthorne Works, Western Electric Plant History Cicero, Illinois.
Hawthorne Works, Western Electric Plant History Cicero, Illinois.
Henry Harms founded Skokie and Harms Park Restaurant & Picnic Grounds in Chicago.
Henry Holstein and Grist Mill at Irving Park and Roselle Roads in Bloomingdale, Illinois.
Hill-Top Drive-In Movie Theater, on US 6 (Old Rt. 66), Joliet, Illinois. (1955-2001)
Henry Holstein and Grist Mill at Irving Park and Roselle Roads in Bloomingdale, Illinois.
Hill-Top Drive-In Movie Theater, on US 6 (Old Rt. 66), Joliet, Illinois. (1955-2001)
House of Sunshine, 1200 East Union Avenue, Litchfield, Illinois.
How did land from Niles, Illinois, become a small subdivision of Chicago on Touhy Avenue?
How Illinois was affected by the "Mississippi Bubble" in the early 18th Century.
How two Illinois men helped keep Adolph Hitler from developing the atomic bomb.
Illinois becomes the 21st State of the Union on December 3, 1818.
Illinois Central Railroad Company vs. the State of Illinois. Lake Michigan Usage (1892)
Illinois Central Railroad Station [Springfield Union Station] in Springfield, Illinois History.
Illinois County Boundaries Maps from 1790-1859.
Illinois is on the west side of the Mississippi River, and Missouri is on the east side? How?
Illinois' First Penitentiary in Alton unfit for prisoners - closed 1860. Then came the Civil War.
How did land from Niles, Illinois, become a small subdivision of Chicago on Touhy Avenue?
How Illinois was affected by the "Mississippi Bubble" in the early 18th Century.
How two Illinois men helped keep Adolph Hitler from developing the atomic bomb.
Illinois becomes the 21st State of the Union on December 3, 1818.
Illinois Central Railroad Company vs. the State of Illinois. Lake Michigan Usage (1892)
Illinois Central Railroad Station [Springfield Union Station] in Springfield, Illinois History.
Illinois County Boundaries Maps from 1790-1859.
Illinois is on the west side of the Mississippi River, and Missouri is on the east side? How?
Illinois' First Penitentiary in Alton unfit for prisoners - closed 1860. Then came the Civil War.
Illinois' Negro Laws, aka Black Codes.
Illinois' Negro World War I Regiment. The Forgotten Story.
Illinois' portion of the Cannon Ball Route.
Illinois' Negro World War I Regiment. The Forgotten Story.
Illinois' portion of the Cannon Ball Route.
International Horseradish Festival, Collinsville, Illinois. (June 5-7, 2015)
Jackie Joyner-Kersee, "Sports Illustrated for Women" top female athlete in the 20th Century.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee, "Sports Illustrated for Women" top female athlete in the 20th Century.
James Varnum Gale from Ogle County, Illinois; First Residence.
James Benton Parsons, the first Black Federal Judge, served the Northern Illinois court. 1961
Jerseyville, Illinois, An Extensive History.
James Benton Parsons, the first Black Federal Judge, served the Northern Illinois court. 1961
Jerseyville, Illinois, An Extensive History.
Jesse White, Illinois Secretary of State, Biography.
John Crenshaw's 'Old Slave House' and "Reverse Underground Railroad" in Equality, IL
John Stevens, Naperville, Illinois' First Professional Builder.
John Washington Barker, Life and Times of a 131st Illinois Civil War Infantry Man.
Josephine Garis Cochrane, the inventor of the Dishwasher.
Krauss Building at 209 W. High Street, Freeburg, Illinois, history.
Keeley Institute in Dwight, Illinois. Dr. Leslie Keeley offers a cure for alcoholics.
Keeneyville is a Bedroom Community in unincorporated DuPage County, Illinois.
Kinsella Two-Story Log Cabin (1854), Fairview Heights. 1st Interior Shots Since 1976.
Kit Houses - Harris Brothers Co. / Chicago House Wrecking Co., Chicago. (1893-1933)
Kit Houses - Lustron Homes - A mid-century attempt at future prefab houses. (1947-1950)
▓ Kit Houses - Sears Modern Homes - History, floorplans, and more (1908-1940)
► The story of my private tour of a Sears Modern Home in Carlinville, Illinois.
Kline Creek Farm is a Living History Farm and Museum in West Chicago, Illinois.
John Crenshaw's 'Old Slave House' and "Reverse Underground Railroad" in Equality, IL
John Stevens, Naperville, Illinois' First Professional Builder.
John Washington Barker, Life and Times of a 131st Illinois Civil War Infantry Man.
Josephine Garis Cochrane, the inventor of the Dishwasher.
Krauss Building at 209 W. High Street, Freeburg, Illinois, history.
Keeley Institute in Dwight, Illinois. Dr. Leslie Keeley offers a cure for alcoholics.
Keeneyville is a Bedroom Community in unincorporated DuPage County, Illinois.
Kinsella Two-Story Log Cabin (1854), Fairview Heights. 1st Interior Shots Since 1976.
Kit Houses - Harris Brothers Co. / Chicago House Wrecking Co., Chicago. (1893-1933)
Kit Houses - Lustron Homes - A mid-century attempt at future prefab houses. (1947-1950)
▓ Kit Houses - Sears Modern Homes - History, floorplans, and more (1908-1940)
► The story of my private tour of a Sears Modern Home in Carlinville, Illinois.
Kline Creek Farm is a Living History Farm and Museum in West Chicago, Illinois.
Labor and Industry Museum in Belleville, Illinois.
Legal Alcohol was available during the prohibition years in Illinois and America.
Lewis Round Barn and Museum in the village of Mendon, Adams County, Illinois.
Libby Prison War Museum was in Chicago from 1889 to 1897.
Lighthouse - Grosse Pointe, Illinois.
Lighthouse - Little Fort, Illinois, and the Story of the Little Fort Lighthouse.
Legal Alcohol was available during the prohibition years in Illinois and America.
Lewis Round Barn and Museum in the village of Mendon, Adams County, Illinois.
Libby Prison War Museum was in Chicago from 1889 to 1897.
Lighthouse - Grosse Pointe, Illinois.
Lighthouse - Little Fort, Illinois, and the Story of the Little Fort Lighthouse.
Lighthouse - Wilson Avenue Water Crib & Lighthouse History, Chicago.
Lillian Honeywell Beall, age 20, was the youngest college professor in the United States.
Lillian Honeywell Beall, age 20, was the youngest college professor in the United States.
Lincolnwood, Illinois Motor Speedway.
Log Cabin Inn on Route 4, which later became Route 66, through Pontiac, Illinois.
Log Cabin Inn on Route 4, which later became Route 66, through Pontiac, Illinois.
Lucy Ella Gonzales Parsons, Chicago, Illinois. More Dangerous than a Thousand Rioters.
Lydia Moss Bradley, Philanthropist and Founder of Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois.
Macoupin County Courthouse, in Carlinville, Illinois. (1870-In Use)
Lydia Moss Bradley, Philanthropist and Founder of Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois.
Macoupin County Courthouse, in Carlinville, Illinois. (1870-In Use)
Macoupin County Jail in Carlinville, Illinois. (1869-1988)
Maeystown, Illinois, the 1852 German Village that time forgot. Lots of Personal Photos.
Mailing Children by US Parcel Post.
Manual 'Ferris' Wheel at Old Catlin Illinois Fairgrounds Kills a Young Girl in 1876.
Maeystown, Illinois, the 1852 German Village that time forgot. Lots of Personal Photos.
Mailing Children by US Parcel Post.
Manual 'Ferris' Wheel at Old Catlin Illinois Fairgrounds Kills a Young Girl in 1876.
Manuel, a slave in 1779, as historical accounts say, was burned for witchcraft in Illinois.
Marguerite Stitt Church, Congresswoman.
Martin-Boismenue House History in East Carondelet, Illinois, with my personal Photos.
Mary Ann McMorrow was the first female Supreme Court Justice in Illinois.
▓ Mary Lincoln, an in-depth look at her life.
Mary Lincoln and her son Robert in the midst of the 1871 Great Chicago Fire.
Mattoon, Illinois' Mad Gasser.
Maud Powell, an American Violinist Pioneer. (1867-1920)
Marguerite Stitt Church, Congresswoman.
Martin-Boismenue House History in East Carondelet, Illinois, with my personal Photos.
Mary Ann McMorrow was the first female Supreme Court Justice in Illinois.
▓ Mary Lincoln, an in-depth look at her life.
Mary Lincoln and her son Robert in the midst of the 1871 Great Chicago Fire.
Mattoon, Illinois' Mad Gasser.
Maud Powell, an American Violinist Pioneer. (1867-1920)
Melvin Price Locks and Dam & National Great Rivers Museum, Alton, Illinois.
Meyer Brewing Company, Bloomington, Illinois. (1862 to 1922)
Meyer Brewing Company, Bloomington, Illinois. (1862 to 1922)
Mother Jones; The Life and Times of Mary Harris, Union Organizer the "Miners Angel."
Mystery of the Exterior Color of President Lincoln's Funeral Train Car... Solved!
National Great Rivers Museum & Melvin Price Locks and Dam, Alton, Illinois.
Mystery of the Exterior Color of President Lincoln's Funeral Train Car... Solved!
National Great Rivers Museum & Melvin Price Locks and Dam, Alton, Illinois.
National Road aka Cumberland Road, including the Illinois portion.
Nicholas Jarrot Mansion, Illinois' Oldest Brick House with blueprints, Cahokia, Illinois. (1806)
Niles Centre (Skokie), Illinois, Market days (1880-1920).
Nineteen-year-old Alta May Hulett was the first woman admitted to the Illinois bar in 1873.
Novelty Golf and Games in Lincolnwood, Illinois.
O'Hare Stadium Midget Car Racing in Schiller Park, Illinois. (1956-1968)
Nicholas Jarrot Mansion, Illinois' Oldest Brick House with blueprints, Cahokia, Illinois. (1806)
Niles Centre (Skokie), Illinois, Market days (1880-1920).
Nineteen-year-old Alta May Hulett was the first woman admitted to the Illinois bar in 1873.
Novelty Golf and Games in Lincolnwood, Illinois.
O'Hare Stadium Midget Car Racing in Schiller Park, Illinois. (1956-1968)
Obama - Announces Presidential Library Groundbreaking Ceremony for 09-28-2021
Obama - Barack, August 4 is President Barack Obama Day in Illinois.
Obama - Barack, the History of the 44th President of the United States of America.
Obama - Barack, August 4 is President Barack Obama Day in Illinois.
Obama - Barack, the History of the 44th President of the United States of America.
Obama - Hanukkah 'Has Inspired an American Tradition of Religious Freedom.'
Obama - Michelle, the First Lady from Chicago Biography.
Obama - Michelle, the First Lady from Chicago Biography.
Obama - The Barack Obama Presidential Library is Digitally Open.
Oliver Typewriter Factory, Woodstock, Illinois. (1896-1959)
Oliver Typewriter Factory, Woodstock, Illinois. (1896-1959)
Orangeville, Illinois, the Founding of the Village.
Ordinances of the Village of Evanston in Cook County, Illinois, 1874
Ordinances of the Village of Evanston in Cook County, Illinois, 1874
Panic of 1857
Panic of 1873
Panic of 1893.
Panic of 1907
Piggly Wiggly Grocery Store, 106 S. Austin (at Madison), Oak Park, Illinois. 1926
Panic of 1873
Panic of 1893.
Panic of 1907
Piggly Wiggly Grocery Store, 106 S. Austin (at Madison), Oak Park, Illinois. 1926
Plank Road History in the Chicago area.
Police Blotter - 1845, Lawrenceville, Betsey Reed; Illinois' 1st female serial killer was hung.
Police Blotter - 1924, Rondout, Largest Train Robbery in US History.
Police Blotter - 1980s, Justice, Did the Cook County Sheriff Arrest, Resurrection Mary?
Police Blotter - 1992, Waukegan, Juan Rivera 20 years in prison for murder; exonerated.
Police Blotter - 1993, Palatine, Brown's Chicken Restaurant Massacre on January 8.
Purple Hotel History in Lincolnwood, Illinois.
Racists Missed the Point of this Billboard in Justice, Illinois; September of 1991.
▓ Radium Poisoning Killed Hundreds of "Ghost Girls" in Ottawa and other towns in Illinois.
Police Blotter - 1845, Lawrenceville, Betsey Reed; Illinois' 1st female serial killer was hung.
Police Blotter - 1924, Rondout, Largest Train Robbery in US History.
Police Blotter - 1980s, Justice, Did the Cook County Sheriff Arrest, Resurrection Mary?
Police Blotter - 1992, Waukegan, Juan Rivera 20 years in prison for murder; exonerated.
Police Blotter - 1993, Palatine, Brown's Chicken Restaurant Massacre on January 8.
Purple Hotel History in Lincolnwood, Illinois.
Racists Missed the Point of this Billboard in Justice, Illinois; September of 1991.
▓ Radium Poisoning Killed Hundreds of "Ghost Girls" in Ottawa and other towns in Illinois.
Richard Eells, MD's house was an Underground Railroad stop in Quincy, Illinois.
Robert Hall Department Stores and Clothier, Chicago and Illinois Stores.
Robert Wadlow, World's Tallest Man from Alton, Illinois. (1918-1940)
Roller Rinks in Illinois: Hub Roller Rink & Axle Roller Rinks.
Ronald Reagan, the 40th and Only President Born in Illinois. (Birthplace: Tampico, IL.)
Robert Hall Department Stores and Clothier, Chicago and Illinois Stores.
Robert Wadlow, World's Tallest Man from Alton, Illinois. (1918-1940)
Roller Rinks in Illinois: Hub Roller Rink & Axle Roller Rinks.
Ronald Reagan, the 40th and Only President Born in Illinois. (Birthplace: Tampico, IL.)
Ronald Reagan was turned into a Muppet in 1988.
▓ Rondout, Illinois, 'Largest Train Robbery in US History in 1924, and still own the 'Record.'
Rosell M. Hough, Colonel (1819-1892), the Biography of Overachiever.
Rosiclare, Illinois, History in Hardin County on the Ohio River.
Rudimentary Road Construction History in Early Chicago and the Eastern United States.
▓ Rondout, Illinois, 'Largest Train Robbery in US History in 1924, and still own the 'Record.'
Rosell M. Hough, Colonel (1819-1892), the Biography of Overachiever.
Rosiclare, Illinois, History in Hardin County on the Ohio River.
Rudimentary Road Construction History in Early Chicago and the Eastern United States.
Sanctuary Golf Course in New Lenox, Illinois, discovered a buried Indian village in 1993.
Ship Disasters - Blue Comet Tanker Explodes in Calumet Harbor on October 29, 1953.
Ship Disasters - Lady Elgin sinks from collision by Port Clinton, Illinois, September 8, 1860.
Ship Disasters - Le Griffon; 1st ship built in America, 1679. Sank or Burned by Indians.
Ship Disasters - Silver Spray hits limestone reef, sinks at just off 49th St. beach, Chicago.
▓ Ship Disasters - SS Eastland tips in the Chicago River on July 24, 1915; over 85 Photos.
Lambs Farms, Libertyville, Illinois.
Settlement hierarchy by the number of residents.
Ship Disasters - Blue Comet Tanker Explodes in Calumet Harbor on October 29, 1953.
Ship Disasters - Lady Elgin sinks from collision by Port Clinton, Illinois, September 8, 1860.
Ship Disasters - Le Griffon; 1st ship built in America, 1679. Sank or Burned by Indians.
Ship Disasters - Silver Spray hits limestone reef, sinks at just off 49th St. beach, Chicago.
▓ Ship Disasters - SS Eastland tips in the Chicago River on July 24, 1915; over 85 Photos.
Lambs Farms, Libertyville, Illinois.
Settlement hierarchy by the number of residents.
Skokie, Illinois' Holocaust Memorial was Vandalized on June 3, 1987.
Skokie Lagoons Evolution.
Skokie (Niles Centre), Illinois - Old businesses within a block radius from downtown Skokie.
Skokie Lagoons Evolution.
Skokie (Niles Centre), Illinois - Old businesses within a block radius from downtown Skokie.
Sparta Community Airport ─ Hunter Field (KSAR), Sparta, Illinois.
St. Anthony's Hospital Fire in Effingham, Illinois. (1949)
▓ Stagecoach travel in early Chicago and Illinois.
State Capitol Buildings from 1818 to the Present.
St. Anthony's Hospital Fire in Effingham, Illinois. (1949)
▓ Stagecoach travel in early Chicago and Illinois.
State Capitol Buildings from 1818 to the Present.
Theaters - Edens in Northbrook was a Hyperbolic Paraboloid structure. (1963-1994)
Theodore Roosevelt in Freeport, Illinois, in 1910.
Theodore Roosevelt in Freeport, Illinois, in 1910.
Thomas Neill Cream, MD, Serial Killer. (1850-1892)
Tinker Family and Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum and Gardens in Rockford, Illinois.
Tiny Towns in Illinois: The Village of Metcalf, Illinois.
Tinker Family and Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum and Gardens in Rockford, Illinois.
Tiny Towns in Illinois: The Village of Metcalf, Illinois.
Town of Austin, Illinois, was annexed to Chicago against the town's wishes in 1899.
Ulysses Grant's Order of Expulsion of Southern Jews is Quashed by Abraham Lincoln.
University of Illinois Observatory, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois.
US Air Mail Field & Checkerboard [Air] Field in Broadview, Illinois.
Ulysses Grant's Order of Expulsion of Southern Jews is Quashed by Abraham Lincoln.
University of Illinois Observatory, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois.
US Air Mail Field & Checkerboard [Air] Field in Broadview, Illinois.
USS Chicago - Four United States Navy Ships have been named Chicago.
USS Illinois - Four United States Navy Ships have been named Illinois.
▓ Vault Lights of the 19th & 20th Centuries (prism glass) were used in Cities and Towns.
Video - Night Hanukkah Harry Saved Christmas, Season 15 of SNL - December 16, 1989.
Vigilante Justice in the Illinois Rock River Valley. "Regulators and the Prairie Bandits."
Village of Godfrey, Illinois.
Virden, Illinois, Coal Mine Massacre on October 12, 1898.
▓ Vivian Dorothea Maier, the Unknown Chicagoland Urban Photographer.
USS Illinois - Four United States Navy Ships have been named Illinois.
▓ Vault Lights of the 19th & 20th Centuries (prism glass) were used in Cities and Towns.
Video - Night Hanukkah Harry Saved Christmas, Season 15 of SNL - December 16, 1989.
Vigilante Justice in the Illinois Rock River Valley. "Regulators and the Prairie Bandits."
Village of Godfrey, Illinois.
Virden, Illinois, Coal Mine Massacre on October 12, 1898.
▓ Vivian Dorothea Maier, the Unknown Chicagoland Urban Photographer.
Western Electric Plant, Hawthorne Works History, Cicero, Illinois.
Where did you say Route 66 started?
Why is there a statue of Chicago's Mayor Richard J. Daley in Illinois' State Capitol?
Where did you say Route 66 started?
Why is there a statue of Chicago's Mayor Richard J. Daley in Illinois' State Capitol?
Wilhelmina "Minnie" Vautrin, a famous resident of Secor, Illinois.
Wilkening Creamery, Schaumburg, Illinois.
Wilkening Creamery, Schaumburg, Illinois.
Woman's Suffrage - Illinois Woman Suffrage Association; "Ahead of Their Time."
Woman's Suffrage - The Alpha Suffrage Club of Chicago, Illinois.
Women and Gender Roles in Civil War Illinois and the North.
Woodfield Shopping Mall in Schaumburg opened as Largest Regional Mall in 1971.
World's Largest Catsup Bottle at Brooks Tomato Products Company, Collinsville, IL.
Woman's Suffrage - The Alpha Suffrage Club of Chicago, Illinois.
Women and Gender Roles in Civil War Illinois and the North.
Woodfield Shopping Mall in Schaumburg opened as Largest Regional Mall in 1971.
World's Largest Catsup Bottle at Brooks Tomato Products Company, Collinsville, IL.
Wyatt Earp, Born in Monmouth, Illinois. (1848-1929)
Yanda Log Cabin in Glen Carbon, Illinois, was built in 1853.
Zeigler, Illinois - A Breath Away from Being the Nation’s Capitol.
Yanda Log Cabin in Glen Carbon, Illinois, was built in 1853.
Zeigler, Illinois - A Breath Away from Being the Nation’s Capitol.
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11. Chicago Stories
The first plat of the town of Chicago was filed in 1830. Chicago was incorporated as a town on August 12, 1833, with a population of about 350. The town of Chicago filed new Incorporation documents on March 4, 1837, becoming the City of Chicago with 4,170 residents. For several decades Chicago was the world's fastest-growing city.
I'm confident that you'll enjoy my articles in this section. Learn about the dozens of Chicago fires, riots of all kinds, including a bread riot, and Chicago's only crucifixion. Other interesting topics include stories about ships and nature destroying many Chicago River bridges, Al Capone Stories, a first-person view on Stagecoach travel, Chicago planked roads and Indian trails, and many articles about early Chicago. Have you ever wondered how Chicago dispose of over 1,650 tons of horse manure daily (602,000 tons a year) in the 1890s? What's a manure vault anyway?
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16-Inch Softball History in Chicago.
1849 Calamity Destroyed all the Bridges over the Chicago River.
1855 Chicago Lager Beer Riots.
1872 Chicago Bread Riot.
1886 Haymarket Riot - a movement in Chicago for the eight-hour workday.
1855 Chicago Lager Beer Riots.
1872 Chicago Bread Riot.
1886 Haymarket Riot - a movement in Chicago for the eight-hour workday.
1903 Chicago Coal Famine.
1918-1919 Influenza Pandemic and its effect on Chicago.
1933-34 Chicago World's Fair - Dymaxion Car.
1933-34 Chicago World's Fair - Mechanical Television.
1918-1919 Influenza Pandemic and its effect on Chicago.
1933-34 Chicago World's Fair - Dymaxion Car.
1933-34 Chicago World's Fair - Mechanical Television.
Al Capone and his brother Ralph are Responsible for 'Milk Expiration Dating' in Illinois.
Al Capone - "My Uncle Al Capone played Santa Claus." A true story.
▓ Al Capone's Soup Kitchen at 935 South State Street, Chicago, Illinois. The Truth.
Al Capone - "My Uncle Al Capone played Santa Claus." A true story.
▓ Al Capone's Soup Kitchen at 935 South State Street, Chicago, Illinois. The Truth.
America's First Automobile Race took place in Chicago, Illinois, in 1895.
Andy Frain Usher Service of Chicago, The History of
Anita McCormick Blaine, Chicago Philanthropist. (1866-1954)
Anna Carlo-Blasi, “Queen of Little Italy," campaigned for better sanitation to fight cholera.
Annette Nance-Holt, First Female named 1st Deputy Chicago Fire Dept. Commissioner.
Annie Malone, entrepreneur, philanthropist, one of America’s first black female millionaires.
Anthony Overton, Chicagoan, the first black man to lead a major business conglomerate.
Anton Cermak, Chicago Mayor, Biography, Assassination, and an Alternate Theory.
Arnold, Schwinn & Company, The History of Chicago's Bicycle Manufacturer.
Art Institute First Building Contract & Details from 1892.
Andy Frain Usher Service of Chicago, The History of
Anita McCormick Blaine, Chicago Philanthropist. (1866-1954)
Anna Carlo-Blasi, “Queen of Little Italy," campaigned for better sanitation to fight cholera.
Annette Nance-Holt, First Female named 1st Deputy Chicago Fire Dept. Commissioner.
Annie Malone, entrepreneur, philanthropist, one of America’s first black female millionaires.
Anthony Overton, Chicagoan, the first black man to lead a major business conglomerate.
Anton Cermak, Chicago Mayor, Biography, Assassination, and an Alternate Theory.
Arnold, Schwinn & Company, The History of Chicago's Bicycle Manufacturer.
Art Institute First Building Contract & Details from 1892.
Art Institute Replaces the Interstate Industrial Exposition at Michigan & Adams.
▓ Arthur J. Audy Home in Chicago was the Largest Juvenile Jail in the World.
Association House of Chicago, an early Settlement House.
▓ Arthur J. Audy Home in Chicago was the Largest Juvenile Jail in the World.
Association House of Chicago, an early Settlement House.
Auto Wash Bowl, Chicago, Illinois.
Automatic Street Traffic System, Inventor Earnest Sirrine of Chicago patented in 1910.
Babette Mandel, Women of Influence Shaping Chicago History. (1842-1945)
Baer's Treasure Chest Downtown Chicago's Arcade and Magic Shop.
Barack Obama Day, August 4, 2018, was the first day of this President's holiday in Illinois.
Barack Obama, the Story of the 44th President of the United States of America.
Base Ball in the 1800s was Considerably Different than Today’s Game.
Belgian Wood Block Alleys in Chicago's Astor Street District.
Bessie "Queen Bess" Coleman, First Black & Native American Woman with a Pilot License.
Automatic Street Traffic System, Inventor Earnest Sirrine of Chicago patented in 1910.
Babette Mandel, Women of Influence Shaping Chicago History. (1842-1945)
Baer's Treasure Chest Downtown Chicago's Arcade and Magic Shop.
Barack Obama Day, August 4, 2018, was the first day of this President's holiday in Illinois.
Barack Obama, the Story of the 44th President of the United States of America.
Base Ball in the 1800s was Considerably Different than Today’s Game.
Belgian Wood Block Alleys in Chicago's Astor Street District.
Bessie "Queen Bess" Coleman, First Black & Native American Woman with a Pilot License.
Betty Ford (1918-2011) was born in Chicago, First Lady of the United States (1974-1977).
Beverly, Beverly Hills, and surrounding Chicago communities History.
Beverly, Beverly Hills, and surrounding Chicago communities History.
Bicycle path on Sheridan Road (now Lake Shore Drive), north of Belmont, on Lakefront.
Birchwood Country Club, Chicago's other Rogers Park/West Ridge community golf club.
Birdcage Apartments at Ridge and Farwell in Chicago was built in 1959.
Boarding House History in Chicago begins with the Fort Dearborn settlement.
Birchwood Country Club, Chicago's other Rogers Park/West Ridge community golf club.
Birdcage Apartments at Ridge and Farwell in Chicago was built in 1959.
Boarding House History in Chicago begins with the Fort Dearborn settlement.
Bozo, the beginnings, US Bozo shows, and Chicago's WGN-TV Bozo shows.
Brennan Family Easter Photos from Chicago, Illinois. (1947-2013)
Bridge to Nowhere, the Chicago Story.
Brennan Family Easter Photos from Chicago, Illinois. (1947-2013)
Bridge to Nowhere, the Chicago Story.
Bull's Head Market, Chicago's First Stockyard.
Bund leader Fritz Kuhn promises to make Germany & America great in a 1939 Chicago rally.
Cable Court, a One Block Private Street, a Turnaround for Cablecars, in Chicago.
Carmelita Pope - One of the First Ladies of Chicago Television.
Carroll Street, a little-known subterranean street, runs along the River North neighborhood.
Carter Harrison Sr., Mayor, Assassinated by Patrick Eugene Prendergast 10/28/1893
► Carter Harrison Sr., Last Speech at World's Fair before His Murder; Night of 10/28/1893
Cemetery History of Early Chicago.
Central Station, Chicago Terminal. Also known as the Illinois Central Depot.
Clarence Buckingham and his Memorial Fountain in Chicago's Grant Park.
Charles Dickinson Inn and Tavern History in today's Portage Park Community of Chicago.
Charles "Carl" Frederick Günther, The History of Chicago's "The Candy Man."
Charles Jerold Hull, a biographical sketch of Chicago's philanthropist of Hull House fame.
Chicago's 19th-century public police force history.
Chicago's Air Quality.
Chicago's Alley History.
Bund leader Fritz Kuhn promises to make Germany & America great in a 1939 Chicago rally.
Cable Court, a One Block Private Street, a Turnaround for Cablecars, in Chicago.
Carmelita Pope - One of the First Ladies of Chicago Television.
Carroll Street, a little-known subterranean street, runs along the River North neighborhood.
Carter Harrison Sr., Mayor, Assassinated by Patrick Eugene Prendergast 10/28/1893
► Carter Harrison Sr., Last Speech at World's Fair before His Murder; Night of 10/28/1893
Cemetery History of Early Chicago.
Central Station, Chicago Terminal. Also known as the Illinois Central Depot.
Clarence Buckingham and his Memorial Fountain in Chicago's Grant Park.
Charles Dickinson Inn and Tavern History in today's Portage Park Community of Chicago.
Charles "Carl" Frederick Günther, The History of Chicago's "The Candy Man."
Charles Jerold Hull, a biographical sketch of Chicago's philanthropist of Hull House fame.
Chicago's 19th-century public police force history.
Chicago's Air Quality.
Chicago's Alley History.
Chicago Anti-Department Store Crusade of 1897.
Chicago Area Indian Villages were a mixture of tribes.
Chicago Area Indian Villages were a mixture of tribes.
Chicago Areas That Were Called "The Cabbage Patch."
Chicago and Evanston Telephone Exchange History, including name code meanings.
Chicago Artilleryman's Account of the Battle of Shiloh. "Our Wish for a Hard Battle." [PG-13]
Chicago as a Hunting Post.
Chicago Beach Hotel at 53rd and the lakefront, Chicago, Illinois.
Chicago and Evanston Telephone Exchange History, including name code meanings.
Chicago Artilleryman's Account of the Battle of Shiloh. "Our Wish for a Hard Battle." [PG-13]
Chicago as a Hunting Post.
Chicago Beach Hotel at 53rd and the lakefront, Chicago, Illinois.
Chicago born, Walt Disney's Family History, Development of Disney Cartoons and Parks.
Chicago Cholera Cemetery, also known as the Lake and Wabash Burial Site. (1832)
Chicago Club at Michigan Avenue and Van Buren Street, the original Art Institute building.
Chicago "Common Brick" and "Street Paver Brick" history, with pictures.
Chicago Daily News Fresh Air Fund Sanitarium. (1920-1939)
Chicago's "Devil Baby" from the Early 20th Century.
Chicago's East Side Begins at North Boulevard (1600N).
Chicago Cholera Cemetery, also known as the Lake and Wabash Burial Site. (1832)
Chicago Club at Michigan Avenue and Van Buren Street, the original Art Institute building.
Chicago "Common Brick" and "Street Paver Brick" history, with pictures.
Chicago Daily News Fresh Air Fund Sanitarium. (1920-1939)
Chicago's "Devil Baby" from the Early 20th Century.
Chicago's East Side Begins at North Boulevard (1600N).
Chicago Executive Airport, Wheeling, Illinois, formerly Palwaukee Municipal Airport (PWK).
Chicago's Famous Lake Shore Drive History.
Chicago's Famous Lake Shore Drive History.
▓ CHICAGO FIRE & FIRES IN CHICAGO ARTICLES
Chicago's First and only Crucifixion, a Shocking Story.
Chicago's First Newspaper was printed in 1833.
Chicago's First Resident, Antoine Ouilmette, July 1790-1826.
Chicago Firsts through 1880.
Chicago Fresh Air Hospital in the West Ridge community history. (1912-ca.1960)
Chicago's Gay-rights protest in June 1977 a turning point in Chicago's LGBTQ+ movement.
Chicago's Greatest Summer Olympians.
Chicago's First Newspaper was printed in 1833.
Chicago's First Resident, Antoine Ouilmette, July 1790-1826.
Chicago Firsts through 1880.
Chicago Fresh Air Hospital in the West Ridge community history. (1912-ca.1960)
Chicago's Gay-rights protest in June 1977 a turning point in Chicago's LGBTQ+ movement.
Chicago's Greatest Summer Olympians.
Chicago Historical Society, its History and Buildings.
Chicago Home for Aged Jews was established on the South Side in 1891.
Chicago Home for the Incurables was located at 5555 South Ellis Avenue.
Chicago's Horse Railways History.
Chicago; How the Automobile became King.
Chicago Home for Aged Jews was established on the South Side in 1891.
Chicago Home for the Incurables was located at 5555 South Ellis Avenue.
Chicago's Horse Railways History.
Chicago; How the Automobile became King.
Chicago's Howard Street Wall. (1992-1994)
Chicago's "I Will" Motto and "Y" Municipal Device History. {You'll know it when you see it.}
Chicago, Illinois, the Silent Movie Capital of the World.
Chicago in the early 1800s. An Area in Transition.
Chicago was Incorporated as a town on Aug. 12, 1833; Ordinances passed on Nov. 7, 1833.
Chicago Leland Giants Negro Base Ball Team. (1901-1909)
Chicago's Lincoln Park High Bridge was called the "Suicide Bridge" History.
Chicago's "I Will" Motto and "Y" Municipal Device History. {You'll know it when you see it.}
Chicago, Illinois, the Silent Movie Capital of the World.
Chicago in the early 1800s. An Area in Transition.
Chicago was Incorporated as a town on Aug. 12, 1833; Ordinances passed on Nov. 7, 1833.
Chicago Leland Giants Negro Base Ball Team. (1901-1909)
Chicago's Lincoln Park High Bridge was called the "Suicide Bridge" History.
Chicago Loop Restaurant Area Nicknames by Types Beginning in the 1890s.
Chicago Map of Settlement Patterns in 1950.
Chicago Motor Coach Company's Double-Decker Buses, and Owner John Hertz's.
Chicago Map of Settlement Patterns in 1950.
Chicago Motor Coach Company's Double-Decker Buses, and Owner John Hertz's.
Chicago Museum that's downtown, and no one seems to know about it; Just Walk-In!
Chicago National League Baseball Parks History begins with Union Base-Ball Grounds.
Chicago's Oldest House Debate.
Chicago National League Baseball Parks History begins with Union Base-Ball Grounds.
Chicago's Oldest House Debate.
Chicago's Peace Jubilee; the End of the Spanish-American War. October 16-22, 1898.
Chicago Proposes to Secede from Illinois to Form the "State of Chicago."
Chicago Race Riot (the "Red Summer") of 1919.
Chicago Radio Laboratory selling "Z-Nith" radios in 1918 (Future Zenith Radio Corp.)
Chicago River Calamity Destroyed all the Bridges over the Chicago River in 1849.
Chicago Proposes to Secede from Illinois to Form the "State of Chicago."
Chicago Race Riot (the "Red Summer") of 1919.
Chicago Radio Laboratory selling "Z-Nith" radios in 1918 (Future Zenith Radio Corp.)
Chicago River Calamity Destroyed all the Bridges over the Chicago River in 1849.
Chicago Sidewalk Nameplates (Stamps and Plaques), History.
Chicago's Small Neighborhood Parks and Playgrounds History.
Chicago’s Smallest Cemetery; the Andreas Von Zirngibl Gravesite.
Chicago's State and Madison Streets, the Busiest Corner in the World.
Chicago Streetcar № 1137, Lost and Found.
Chicago's Small Neighborhood Parks and Playgrounds History.
Chicago’s Smallest Cemetery; the Andreas Von Zirngibl Gravesite.
Chicago's State and Madison Streets, the Busiest Corner in the World.
Chicago Streetcar № 1137, Lost and Found.
Chicago Streetlamps; when was the last gas streetlight extinguished?
Chicago Telegraph Arrived in 1848. the Eastern Terminus of “Western” Communication.
Chicago, The Origin and Meaning of the Name (Chicagoua).
Chicago Telegraph Arrived in 1848. the Eastern Terminus of “Western” Communication.
Chicago, The Origin and Meaning of the Name (Chicagoua).
Chicago, The Stark Truth About the 1890s.
Frink & Walker, Stage Line Company, started service in Chicago in 1832.
Galena & Chicago Union Railway Station at Canal and Kinzie, Chicago's first depot. 1855
General McArthur Day, April 26, 1951, in Chicago, Illinois.
Ghost Signs found in Chicago, Illinois. Over 200 are presented with sign locations.
Givins’ Irish Castle History, Chicago’s Only Castle at 10244 S. Longwood Dr., Chicago.
Google Maps mystery of a Chicago location called "1980 Stat Boundary."
Grand Opera House of Chicago, Illinois. (1872-1958)
Grant Park Band Shell; Chicago's Petrillo Bandshell history.
Great Central (Train) Station, Chicago. (1856-1893)
Greektown, a Chicago neighborhood, served the first Gyros in America.
Green Tree Tavern at Lake and Water Streets. A first-hand account of an overnight stay.
German Turnverein "gymnastics" movement in Chicago began in 1852.
Gombien Jean, a Chicago Leland Hotel Employee, Dies from the Oddest Cause in 1892.
Great Heart; World Record High Jumping Horse at Fort Sheridan, Illinois, in 1923.
Chicago Water Tower - One of Six Structures Surviving the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.
Chicago's Wilson Avenue Lighthouse & Water Crib History.
Chicago's Wilson Avenue Lighthouse & Water Crib History.
Chinatown History, Chicago, Illinois.
Chippewa Park History in Chicago.
Christmas Tree Ship is a captivating Chicago holiday story.
City of Chicago Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium History.
Civil War Soldier's Home at 739 East 35th Street in Chicago, Illinois, was built in 1864.
Clark Street's History in the Rogers Park Community of Chicago.
Chippewa Park History in Chicago.
Christmas Tree Ship is a captivating Chicago holiday story.
City of Chicago Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium History.
Civil War Soldier's Home at 739 East 35th Street in Chicago, Illinois, was built in 1864.
Clark Street's History in the Rogers Park Community of Chicago.
Crilly Court Apartments on the 1700 block of Wells; Daniel Crilly developed much of Old Town.
Crosby's Opera House and his lottery scheme, Chicago, Illinois (1865-1871).
CTA Rapid Transit System provides direct access to Chicago department stores.
Cubs Win 1908 World Series. Dr. Gale identifies the subject and date of this baffling photo.
Dan Goodwin "Spiderman" scaled the John Hancock Building and the Sears Tower in 1981.
Crosby's Opera House and his lottery scheme, Chicago, Illinois (1865-1871).
CTA Rapid Transit System provides direct access to Chicago department stores.
Cubs Win 1908 World Series. Dr. Gale identifies the subject and date of this baffling photo.
Dan Goodwin "Spiderman" scaled the John Hancock Building and the Sears Tower in 1981.
Daniel Burnham's (1909) First Chicago Project began on November 14, 1910.
Daniel Hale Williams Completes the First Open-Heart Surgery in Chicago in 1893.
Daniel Hudson Burnham, Architect; An In-depth Biography. (1846-1912)
Daniel Hale Williams Completes the First Open-Heart Surgery in Chicago in 1893.
Daniel Hudson Burnham, Architect; An In-depth Biography. (1846-1912)
Darche Manufacturing Company, Chicago, Illinois, (1882-1929).
De-Mil Putting Course at Devon and Milwaukee Avenues in Chicago.
De-Mil Putting Course at Devon and Milwaukee Avenues in Chicago.
Deadly Encounter Between Two Chicago Bridge Tenders,1867.
Devon Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, a Brief History.
Dime Museums were at the lowest rungs on the Chicago showbiz ladder.
Devon Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, a Brief History.
Dime Museums were at the lowest rungs on the Chicago showbiz ladder.
Disco Demolition Night at Comiskey Park on July 12, 1979.
Discovery of Indian Effigy Mound in Lake View Community, Chicago, Before 1000 AD
Discovery of Indian Effigy Mound in Lake View Community, Chicago, Before 1000 AD
Drake Hotel, Chicago, the In-Depth History of a National Historic Place.
"Duck" House, Lake Shore Drive & Oak Street, Chicago. 1921. Can you Solve the Mystery?
Dunning, Chicago's Insane Asylum, and the Cook County Poor House.
Dutch Community History in Chicagoland.
Edgewater Beach Hotel and Apartments in Chicago. History with lots of Images.
Edgewater Golf Club History in Chicago, Illinois.
"Duck" House, Lake Shore Drive & Oak Street, Chicago. 1921. Can you Solve the Mystery?
Dunning, Chicago's Insane Asylum, and the Cook County Poor House.
Dutch Community History in Chicagoland.
Edgewater Beach Hotel and Apartments in Chicago. History with lots of Images.
Edgewater Golf Club History in Chicago, Illinois.
▓ Edgewater Hospital's Slow Death and the Scandals that Caused its Closing.
Edith Spurlock Sampson, America's first African American female Judge.
Edith Spurlock Sampson, America's first African American female Judge.
E.J. Korvette Department Stores; The real meaning behind the name
Electric Streetcars, Trolley Buses, and the move to gas-powered buses in Chicago.
Electric Streetcars, Trolley Buses, and the move to gas-powered buses in Chicago.
Eleven Mile House Tavern, 92nd and State Streets, Chicago. (1879)
Eliza Emily Chappell, the First Chicago Teacher Paid by Public Funds in 1833.
Elk's National Veterans Memorial was built at Sheridan and Diversey in 1923-24.
Ernest “Ernie” Banks, the first Black Chicago Cubs player.
Essanay and Selig Film Companies made Chicago the Silent Movie Capital of the World.
Evanston Avenue in Chicago was renamed to Broadway in 1913.
Eliza Emily Chappell, the First Chicago Teacher Paid by Public Funds in 1833.
Elk's National Veterans Memorial was built at Sheridan and Diversey in 1923-24.
Ernest “Ernie” Banks, the first Black Chicago Cubs player.
Essanay and Selig Film Companies made Chicago the Silent Movie Capital of the World.
Evanston Avenue in Chicago was renamed to Broadway in 1913.
Evanston Avenue Steam-Dummy Locomotive, Chicago, Illinois
Everleigh Club in Chicago. The Most Famous Brothel in US History. [PG-13]
Everleigh Club in Chicago. The Most Famous Brothel in US History. [PG-13]
Everleigh Club Marketing Booklet with 30 Photographs (extremely rare) in PDF.
Evolution of Streets in Chicago.
Evolution of Streets in Chicago.
Excerpts from Benjamin Barker's letters to his brother as Chicago incorporates in 1833.
Fair Store was founded in Chicago, Illinois. (1874-1963)
Famous Block 37 in Chicago.
▓ Father Time Clock at the Jewelers Building and Stratosphere Club Speakeasy Wacker Dr.
Farragut Boat Club of Chicago History.
Fair Store was founded in Chicago, Illinois. (1874-1963)
Famous Block 37 in Chicago.
▓ Father Time Clock at the Jewelers Building and Stratosphere Club Speakeasy Wacker Dr.
Farragut Boat Club of Chicago History.
Ferris Wheel Park (from 1893) film of it running at 1288 N. Clark St., Chicago. (1896-1903)
First Fallout Shelter signs were installed in Chicago's Loop on November 11, 1962.
First Fallout Shelter signs were installed in Chicago's Loop on November 11, 1962.
Galena & Chicago Union Railway Station at Canal and Kinzie, Chicago's first depot. 1855
General McArthur Day, April 26, 1951, in Chicago, Illinois.
Ghost Signs found in Chicago, Illinois. Over 200 are presented with sign locations.
Givins’ Irish Castle History, Chicago’s Only Castle at 10244 S. Longwood Dr., Chicago.
Google Maps mystery of a Chicago location called "1980 Stat Boundary."
Grand Opera House of Chicago, Illinois. (1872-1958)
Grant Park Band Shell; Chicago's Petrillo Bandshell history.
Great Central (Train) Station, Chicago. (1856-1893)
Greektown, a Chicago neighborhood, served the first Gyros in America.
Green Tree Tavern at Lake and Water Streets. A first-hand account of an overnight stay.
German Turnverein "gymnastics" movement in Chicago began in 1852.
Gombien Jean, a Chicago Leland Hotel Employee, Dies from the Oddest Cause in 1892.
Great Heart; World Record High Jumping Horse at Fort Sheridan, Illinois, in 1923.
Gwendolyn Brooks, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Poet and a Chicagoan. (1917-2000)
Gymnasium and Chicago's first park Natatorium, at Douglas Park, built in 1896.
▓ H.H. Holmes, an in-depth look at his murder castle and his victims.
H.W. Rincker, Chicago's Famous Bell Maker.
Halsted Street Cable Car Line in 1893. Chicago City Railroad Company.
Gymnasium and Chicago's first park Natatorium, at Douglas Park, built in 1896.
▓ H.H. Holmes, an in-depth look at his murder castle and his victims.
H.W. Rincker, Chicago's Famous Bell Maker.
Halsted Street Cable Car Line in 1893. Chicago City Railroad Company.
Harold Washington, Chicago's First Black Mayor, Biography.
Heald Square Monument History at Wacker Drive and Wabash Avenue.
Heald Square Monument History at Wacker Drive and Wabash Avenue.
Helen Vorhees Brach, the Candy Lady's Disappearance Unwrapped.
Henry Frerk Sons Inc, Chicago, Illinois. (est. 1888)
Henry Frerk Sons Inc, Chicago, Illinois. (est. 1888)
Herman Henry Kohlsaat, Businessman, Chicago Newspapers Owner.
HI-FI Tavern Bombing on March 26, 1961. Forty-one were Injured, and one death
HI-FI Tavern Bombing on March 26, 1961. Forty-one were Injured, and one death
History of Chicago's Small Neighborhood Parks and Playgrounds.
Hobo College at 17 East Congress Street in Chicago was founded in 1908.
Hotel Alcazar in Chicago. A "Green Book" Approved Hotel for Negro Guests.
Hotel Galt, Sterling, Illinois, History.
Hobo College at 17 East Congress Street in Chicago was founded in 1908.
Hotel Alcazar in Chicago. A "Green Book" Approved Hotel for Negro Guests.
Hotel Galt, Sterling, Illinois, History.
How and When did Chicago get the moniker "The Windy City?
How did Tripp and Lowell Avenues get mixed in with Chicago's "Alphabet Town" K streets?
How the City of Chicago Dealt with all the Horse Manure.
How did Tripp and Lowell Avenues get mixed in with Chicago's "Alphabet Town" K streets?
How the City of Chicago Dealt with all the Horse Manure.
Hull House's Jane Addams tried to save Chicago's only "Devil Baby," born in 1913.
Igorrotes Village Complete Story. A Show at Riverview Park in Chicago in 1906
Illinois Central Depot, also known as Central Station, Chicago Terminal.
Illinois Central Railroad Company vs. the State of Illinois. Lake Michigan Usage (1892)
Illinois Theatre, 65 East Jackson Boulevard, Chicago.
Illinois Training School for Nurses' history at Cook County Hospital, Chicago.Impact of World Impact of World War I on the German Residence of Chicago and Illinois.
Igorrotes Village Complete Story. A Show at Riverview Park in Chicago in 1906
Illinois Central Depot, also known as Central Station, Chicago Terminal.
Illinois Central Railroad Company vs. the State of Illinois. Lake Michigan Usage (1892)
Illinois Theatre, 65 East Jackson Boulevard, Chicago.
Illinois Training School for Nurses' history at Cook County Hospital, Chicago.Impact of World Impact of World War I on the German Residence of Chicago and Illinois.
Indian Boundary Park, Chicago. On the "Real" Indian Boundary Line from the Treaty of 1816.
Influenza Epidemic of Chicago in 1918-1919.
International Museum of Surgical Science at 1524 North Lake Shore Drive, Chicago.
Influenza Epidemic of Chicago in 1918-1919.
International Museum of Surgical Science at 1524 North Lake Shore Drive, Chicago.
Interstate Industrial Exposition, Michigan at Adams, built in 1872, razed 1892 for Art Institute.
Iroquois Theater Fire of 1903 claimed over 602 Lives in Chicago.
Irving Park Settlement, the History before Annexation by Chicago in 1889.
Isaac Woolf, owner of Woolf’s Clothing Store in Chicago. Known as the "Newsboy's Friend."
Italian Pharmacy's (1901 picture) location in Chicago's Little Italy Neighborhood found.
Jack Spratt Coffee House Civil Rights Sit-In on May 15, 1943, in Chicago.
Jacob Bolotin, Chicagoan, the world's first blind physician licensed to practice medicine.
James "Big Jim" O'Leary's Amazing Life Story. (1869-1925)
Jane Addams, her Life and Times, including Hull House.
Iroquois Theater Fire of 1903 claimed over 602 Lives in Chicago.
Irving Park Settlement, the History before Annexation by Chicago in 1889.
Isaac Woolf, owner of Woolf’s Clothing Store in Chicago. Known as the "Newsboy's Friend."
Italian Pharmacy's (1901 picture) location in Chicago's Little Italy Neighborhood found.
Jack Spratt Coffee House Civil Rights Sit-In on May 15, 1943, in Chicago.
Jacob Bolotin, Chicagoan, the world's first blind physician licensed to practice medicine.
James "Big Jim" O'Leary's Amazing Life Story. (1869-1925)
Jane Addams, her Life and Times, including Hull House.
Jane Addams' Hull House tried to save Chicago's only "Devil Baby," born in 1913.
Jane Byrne, Chicago's First Female Mayor.
Jane Byrne, Chicago's First Female Mayor.
Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable; An In-Depth History of Chicago's Founder.
Jeffery Theater, 1952 East 71st Street, Chicago, Illinois. (1923-1997)
Jeffery Theater, 1952 East 71st Street, Chicago, Illinois. (1923-1997)
Jewish Industrial and Manual Training School of Chicago.
Jewish Life in Chicago began in the mid-1830s.
Jitney War of 1950, Chicago.
Jewish Life in Chicago began in the mid-1830s.
Jitney War of 1950, Chicago.
John Kinzie - Chicago House Chronology.
John Kinzie - Important Chicago Firsts by the Kinzie Family.
John Kinzie - Kills Jean Baptiste La Lime, Chicago's first murder victim, killed in 1812.
John Kinzie - One of Chicago's Founding Fathers.
John Rawle Cut-Stone Contractor, Chicago, Illinois. 1872
John Singer Sargent; Artist, Chicago Gilded Age.
John T. McCutcheon: Story behind "Injun Summer" cartoon and story in the 1907 Tribune.
John Kinzie - Important Chicago Firsts by the Kinzie Family.
John Kinzie - Kills Jean Baptiste La Lime, Chicago's first murder victim, killed in 1812.
John Kinzie - One of Chicago's Founding Fathers.
John Rawle Cut-Stone Contractor, Chicago, Illinois. 1872
John Singer Sargent; Artist, Chicago Gilded Age.
John T. McCutcheon: Story behind "Injun Summer" cartoon and story in the 1907 Tribune.
John Turner's Farmhouse History, located at 1854 West Addison Street, Chicago.
John V. Farwell & Co. was the largest dry-goods firm in Chicago.
John V. Farwell & Co. was the largest dry-goods firm in Chicago.
John Wayne Gacy History - Serial Killer. (1942-1994)
Joseph "Yellow Kid" Weil, Chicago's Con-Man Extraordinaire. "The Sting" is based on Weil.
Kadish's Natatorium on the corner of Michigan Ave. & Jackson Blvd. in Chicago, 1880s.
Kalo Shop, the "leading maker" of the Arts and Crafts silver movement in Chicago.
Kate Sturges Buckingham was one of the Great Women in Chicago's History.
Keanon Kyles, a black opera singer, gets his big break after years as a night janitor.
Keeley Brewing Company of Chicago. (1876-1953)
Kit Houses - Chicago Shelter Cottages - Mass short-term house kits for 1871 Fire Victims.
Kit Houses - Harris Brothers Co. / Chicago House Wrecking Co., Chicago. (1893-1933)
Kit Houses - Lustron Homes - A mid-century attempt at future prefab houses. (1947-1950)
Kit Houses - Sears Modern Homes - History, floorplans, popular Illinois choice. (1908-1940)
► The story of my private tour of a Sears Modern Home in Carlinville, Illinois.
▓ "Kiosk Sphinx" built by a Chicago millionaire, a crazy house with lots of pictures to prove it.
Kolze's Electric (Amusement) Park, Chicago, Illinois.
Kwa̱nu’sila, “The Thunder-Maker” Totem Pole. Amazing history at Addison & LSD, Chicago.
La Rabida Hospital at Chicago's 1893 World's Columbian Exposition.
Joseph "Yellow Kid" Weil, Chicago's Con-Man Extraordinaire. "The Sting" is based on Weil.
Kadish's Natatorium on the corner of Michigan Ave. & Jackson Blvd. in Chicago, 1880s.
Kalo Shop, the "leading maker" of the Arts and Crafts silver movement in Chicago.
Kate Sturges Buckingham was one of the Great Women in Chicago's History.
Keanon Kyles, a black opera singer, gets his big break after years as a night janitor.
Keeley Brewing Company of Chicago. (1876-1953)
Kit Houses - Chicago Shelter Cottages - Mass short-term house kits for 1871 Fire Victims.
Kit Houses - Harris Brothers Co. / Chicago House Wrecking Co., Chicago. (1893-1933)
Kit Houses - Lustron Homes - A mid-century attempt at future prefab houses. (1947-1950)
Kit Houses - Sears Modern Homes - History, floorplans, popular Illinois choice. (1908-1940)
► The story of my private tour of a Sears Modern Home in Carlinville, Illinois.
▓ "Kiosk Sphinx" built by a Chicago millionaire, a crazy house with lots of pictures to prove it.
Kolze's Electric (Amusement) Park, Chicago, Illinois.
Kwa̱nu’sila, “The Thunder-Maker” Totem Pole. Amazing history at Addison & LSD, Chicago.
La Rabida Hospital at Chicago's 1893 World's Columbian Exposition.
Lake Park in Chicago was later renamed Grant Park.
Lake View Cycling Club of Chicago in the 1890s.
Lakeside Club was organized in 1884 at 3138-40 South Indiana Avenue; Brief History.
Lane Manual Training High School History (Today's Lane Tech HS) in Chicago. (1908)
Lee's Place / Hardscrabble, Illinois, today's Bridgeport community of Chicago.
Levy Wittenberg, Chicago's Matzoh King.
Lake View Cycling Club of Chicago in the 1890s.
Lakeside Club was organized in 1884 at 3138-40 South Indiana Avenue; Brief History.
Lane Manual Training High School History (Today's Lane Tech HS) in Chicago. (1908)
Lee's Place / Hardscrabble, Illinois, today's Bridgeport community of Chicago.
Levy Wittenberg, Chicago's Matzoh King.
Libby Prison War Museum, (Chicago Coliseum) Chicago, Illinois (1889-1897)
Lill and Diversy Brewery, Chicago's first commercial brewery. (1833-Fire of 1871)
Lincoln Logs construction toy was developed in Chicago, Illinois.
Lincoln Park Baseball Grounds in Chicago, Illinois. (1910)
Lincoln Park Gun Club of Chicago, Illinois. (1912-1992)
Lincoln Park Hospital (Inc.), 500 La Salle Avenue, Chicago, Ill. 1905 Advertisement.
Lill and Diversy Brewery, Chicago's first commercial brewery. (1833-Fire of 1871)
Lincoln Logs construction toy was developed in Chicago, Illinois.
Lincoln Park Baseball Grounds in Chicago, Illinois. (1910)
Lincoln Park Gun Club of Chicago, Illinois. (1912-1992)
Lincoln Park Hospital (Inc.), 500 La Salle Avenue, Chicago, Ill. 1905 Advertisement.
Lincoln Village Shopping Center history at Lincoln Ave. and McCormick Blvd. in Chicago.
Lloyd Gaines, Civil Rights Pioneer, Disappears in Chicago.
Lois Graham McDowell was First Woman in US to earn a Mechanical Engineering Ph.D.
Loren Miller & Company, a Chicago Dry Goods Store. (1900-1931)
Lloyd Gaines, Civil Rights Pioneer, Disappears in Chicago.
Lois Graham McDowell was First Woman in US to earn a Mechanical Engineering Ph.D.
Loren Miller & Company, a Chicago Dry Goods Store. (1900-1931)
Lost Communities of Chicago - Aldine Square Neighborhood, 1874-1938.
Lost Communities of Chicago - Cleaverville.
Lost Communities of Chicago - Conley's Patch
Lost Communities of Chicago - Hyde Park Township.
Lost Communities of Chicago - Irving Park Settlement.
Lost Communities of Chicago - Lee's (Leigh) Place / Hardscrabble a Chicago Community.
Lost Communities of Chicago - Little Sicily "Little Hell" Neighborhood.
Lost Communities of Chicago - Mopetown a Chicago Neighborhood.
Lost Communities of Chicago - Shanty Town, District of Lake Michigan, and Streeterville.
Lost Communities of Chicago - Swede Town Neighborhood.
Lost Communities of Chicago - Towertown Neighborhood.
Lost Communities of Chicago - Town of Austin forced annexation to Chicago in 1899.
Lost Communities of Chicago - Town of Lake.
Lost Communities of Chicago - Village of Jefferson. - Township of Jefferson.
Lost Communities of Chicago - Village of Pennock.
Low-Rise Modernist Commercial Buildings on Chicago's Peterson Avenue.
Lyon and Healy Factory, Chicago, Illinois.
Lytton Department Stores (aka The Hub), Chicago's Premier Clothing Retailer. (1887-1986)
Lost Communities of Chicago - Cleaverville.
Lost Communities of Chicago - Conley's Patch
Lost Communities of Chicago - Hyde Park Township.
Lost Communities of Chicago - Irving Park Settlement.
Lost Communities of Chicago - Lee's (Leigh) Place / Hardscrabble a Chicago Community.
Lost Communities of Chicago - Little Sicily "Little Hell" Neighborhood.
Lost Communities of Chicago - Mopetown a Chicago Neighborhood.
Lost Communities of Chicago - Shanty Town, District of Lake Michigan, and Streeterville.
Lost Communities of Chicago - Swede Town Neighborhood.
Lost Communities of Chicago - Towertown Neighborhood.
Lost Communities of Chicago - Town of Austin forced annexation to Chicago in 1899.
Lost Communities of Chicago - Town of Lake.
Lost Communities of Chicago - Village of Jefferson. - Township of Jefferson.
Lost Communities of Chicago - Village of Pennock.
Low-Rise Modernist Commercial Buildings on Chicago's Peterson Avenue.
Lyon and Healy Factory, Chicago, Illinois.
Lytton Department Stores (aka The Hub), Chicago's Premier Clothing Retailer. (1887-1986)
Magikist Rug Cleaners; What happened to those 3 Magikist signs on Chicago highways?
Mahalia Jackson, known as the "Queen of Gospel" and a Chicagoan who's World Famous.
Mahalia Jackson, known as the "Queen of Gospel" and a Chicagoan who's World Famous.
Mandel Brothers Department Store Chicago; A Complete History.
Manhattan Beach, Windsor, Rocky Ledge, & Rainbow Beaches 75th St. & Lake Michigan.
Manhattan Beach, Windsor, Rocky Ledge, & Rainbow Beaches 75th St. & Lake Michigan.
Marie Connolly Owens, Chicagoan, America's First Female Police Officer.
Marine Hospitals of Chicago was on the grounds of the old Fort Dearborn.
Mark Beaubien, the Chicago Hospitality Guru, began in 1830.
Markay Recreation Center & Markay Bowling Alley, 7221 North Western Avenue, Chicago.
Marine Hospitals of Chicago was on the grounds of the old Fort Dearborn.
Mark Beaubien, the Chicago Hospitality Guru, began in 1830.
Markay Recreation Center & Markay Bowling Alley, 7221 North Western Avenue, Chicago.
▓ MARSHALL FIELD & COMPANY ARTICLES
Mary E. McDowell Settlement House History in Chicago, Illinois.
Maxwell Street 7th District Police Station on Chicago's "Dead Man's Corner."
Maxwell Street 7th District Police Station on Chicago's "Dead Man's Corner."
Maxwell Street Market, the History of the Original Outdoor Market, Chicago, Illinois.
Maud Slye, MD, 1923 Nobel Laureate. (1869-1954)
Mayor of Chicago fired all police officers for eight hours in 1861.
Mayor Richard J. Daley dies in Office on December 20, 1976.
Medusa-Challenger Barge; the Chicago River Bridge Killer.
Meigs Field Airport was a single-strip airport built on Northerly Island Chicago.
Memorials of the Fort Dearborn Massacre, which occurred on August 15, 1812.
Michael and Florence Raschke of Chicago were evicted from their home.
Maud Slye, MD, 1923 Nobel Laureate. (1869-1954)
Mayor of Chicago fired all police officers for eight hours in 1861.
Mayor Richard J. Daley dies in Office on December 20, 1976.
Medusa-Challenger Barge; the Chicago River Bridge Killer.
Meigs Field Airport was a single-strip airport built on Northerly Island Chicago.
Memorials of the Fort Dearborn Massacre, which occurred on August 15, 1812.
Michael and Florence Raschke of Chicago were evicted from their home.
Michigan Avenue, North of the Chicago River. A brief history.
Midget Club at 4016 West 63rd Street, Chicago. (1948-1982)
Midget Club at 4016 West 63rd Street, Chicago. (1948-1982)
Minky's Bicycle Shops in Chicago, the Real Story.
Minnie Miñoso was the first Black Chicago White Sox player.
Minnie Miñoso was the first Black Chicago White Sox player.
Mothers' Breast Milk Station in 20th Century Chicago.
Monarch Pipe and Welding Company, 730 West Harrison Street, Chicago, December 1946.
Montgomery Ward Biography. Founder of retail catalog sales.
Montgomery Ward Fights to keep Chicago's lakefront “open, clear and free.”
Montgomery Ward -
Moo & Oink Grocery Chain's History.
Monarch Pipe and Welding Company, 730 West Harrison Street, Chicago, December 1946.
Montgomery Ward Biography. Founder of retail catalog sales.
Montgomery Ward Fights to keep Chicago's lakefront “open, clear and free.”
Montgomery Ward -
Spirit of Progress Statue atop the Montgomery Ward Catalog House.
Moo & Oink Grocery Chain's History.
Moving Houses was a Common Practice in Early Chicago.
Museum of Science and Industry - 18-Foot Walk-Through Heart Display.
Museum of Science and Industry changing name after $125M gift. 10/2019
▓ Mystery of What Chicago's "Agatite" Avenue's Name Means... Solved!
Museum of Science and Industry - 18-Foot Walk-Through Heart Display.
Museum of Science and Industry changing name after $125M gift. 10/2019
▓ Mystery of What Chicago's "Agatite" Avenue's Name Means... Solved!
Negro Woman's Clubs; Goals of over 150 clubs in 1890-1920 Chicago.
Newspaper Alley, home to 13+ Chicago papers from 1833-1918, had a wicked past.
Nixon's Parisian Hippodrome and Amphitheater in Chicago. (1872-1873)
Newspaper Alley, home to 13+ Chicago papers from 1833-1918, had a wicked past.
Nixon's Parisian Hippodrome and Amphitheater in Chicago. (1872-1873)
Norridge and Harwood Heights; Reasons why they aren't part of Chicago.
North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois. A brief history.
Nymph Fountain in Chicago, Illinois. (1899)
O'Hare International Airport - Chicago, UFO sighting occurred on November 7, 2006.
North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois. A brief history.
Nymph Fountain in Chicago, Illinois. (1899)
O'Hare International Airport - Chicago, UFO sighting occurred on November 7, 2006.
O'Hare International Airport - What Happened to Terminal 4?
Oahu Isle of the Nameless Cafe, Chicago. The Famous Live Jazz Venue of the 1940s.
Oahu Isle of the Nameless Cafe, Chicago. The Famous Live Jazz Venue of the 1940s.
Obama - Barack, August 4 is President Barack Obama Day in Illinois.
Obama - Barack, the History of the 44th President of the United States of America.
Obama - Michelle, Chicagoan, the First Lady's Biography.
Obama - The Barack Obama Presidential Library is Digitally Open.
Obama - Barack, the History of the 44th President of the United States of America.
Obama - Michelle, Chicagoan, the First Lady's Biography.
Obama - The Barack Obama Presidential Library is Digitally Open.
Odd History of the Case-Moody Pie Corporation of Chicago.
▓ Old Town in Chicago; Groovy, Day or Night. 70+ photos, 2hr live Miles Davis 1965 concert.
Old University of Chicago. (1857-1886) then known as Chicago University.
Oldest House in Chicago Debate.
▓ Old Town in Chicago; Groovy, Day or Night. 70+ photos, 2hr live Miles Davis 1965 concert.
Old University of Chicago. (1857-1886) then known as Chicago University.
Oldest House in Chicago Debate.
Oldest House in Chicago's West Ridge Community.
Olson Memorial Park, Waterfall, and Rock Garden, Chicago. (1935-1978)
One Killed When Blast Flips a Chicago Manhole Cover on Saturday, May 29, 1937.
Olson Memorial Park, Waterfall, and Rock Garden, Chicago. (1935-1978)
One Killed When Blast Flips a Chicago Manhole Cover on Saturday, May 29, 1937.
Origins of Nude Swimming in Illinois Public Schools and Community Pools.
Oscar Mayer's Enterprise was founded in Chicago, Illinois, in 1883.
Otto Funk, Chicago Public Library book thief, a medical quack, and insane asylum escapee.
Oscar Mayer's Enterprise was founded in Chicago, Illinois, in 1883.
Otto Funk, Chicago Public Library book thief, a medical quack, and insane asylum escapee.
Pabst Beer advertising neon sign on South Water Street, Chicago. 1943
Palmer Raids (aka the Red Scare) in 1919 Chicago.
Palmer Raids (aka the Red Scare) in 1919 Chicago.
Paper Pail was an Invention by Chicagoan Frederick Weeks Wilcox in 1890.
Parks - Beilfuss Park in Chicago, and the History of the Springfield Tank Natatorium.
Parks - Indian Boundary Park in Chicago, on the Treaty of 1816 Indian Boundary Line.
▓ Pedway, Chicago Loop Underground Pedestrian System.
Parks - Beilfuss Park in Chicago, and the History of the Springfield Tank Natatorium.
Parks - Indian Boundary Park in Chicago, on the Treaty of 1816 Indian Boundary Line.
▓ Pedway, Chicago Loop Underground Pedestrian System.
Philip Maxwell, M.D. was the eleventh and last surgeon of Fort Dearborn.
Philo Carpenter was Chicago's first pharmacist and a drugstore owner.
Philo Carpenter was Chicago's first pharmacist and a drugstore owner.
Pickwick Stable and Farm in Downtown Chicago in 1857.
Pinners, Chicagoland Baseball Game played against the front stairs of houses or ledges.
Pittsfield Building in Chicago History.
Plank Road history in the Chicago area.
Pinners, Chicagoland Baseball Game played against the front stairs of houses or ledges.
Pittsfield Building in Chicago History.
Plank Road history in the Chicago area.
Plaza Hotel, 1553 North Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois.
Police Blotter - 1892, A Masked Highwayman Terrorizes Chicago.
Police Blotter - 1892, Gombien Jean Dies from the Oddest Cause. Today, We Know Why.
Police Blotter - 1893, Chicago Mayor Carter Harrison Sr. Assassinated by P. Prendergast.
Police Blotter - 1927, Michael Stopec's Unsolved and Bewildering Murder.
Police Blotter - 1939, The Disappearance of Civil Rights Pioneer Lloyd Gaines in Chicago.
Police Blotter - 1978, Serial Killer, John Wayne Gacy.
Potter Palmer is responsible for Chicago's State Street as a business district.
President Street Names in Chicago.
Primer about the difference between a Chicago community and a Chicago neighborhood.
Prince Edward visits Chicago. Mayor Wentworth introduces him in his usual arrogant style.
Public Bath Houses in Chicago.
Police Blotter - 1892, A Masked Highwayman Terrorizes Chicago.
Police Blotter - 1892, Gombien Jean Dies from the Oddest Cause. Today, We Know Why.
Police Blotter - 1893, Chicago Mayor Carter Harrison Sr. Assassinated by P. Prendergast.
Police Blotter - 1927, Michael Stopec's Unsolved and Bewildering Murder.
Police Blotter - 1939, The Disappearance of Civil Rights Pioneer Lloyd Gaines in Chicago.
Police Blotter - 1978, Serial Killer, John Wayne Gacy.
Potter Palmer is responsible for Chicago's State Street as a business district.
President Street Names in Chicago.
Primer about the difference between a Chicago community and a Chicago neighborhood.
Prince Edward visits Chicago. Mayor Wentworth introduces him in his usual arrogant style.
Public Bath Houses in Chicago.
Racial sign, "No Ni**ers, Jews, Dogs," located in 20th Century Kenilworth, Illinois.
Radium Poisoning Killed Hundreds of "Ghost Girls" in towns all over Illinois.
Railroad Fair in Chicago; 1948-49. Both Years' Official Guide Books in PDF format.
▓ Raising Chicago Streets Out of the Mud in 1858.
Rainbo Building's History, 4812-4836 North Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois.
Radium Poisoning Killed Hundreds of "Ghost Girls" in towns all over Illinois.
Railroad Fair in Chicago; 1948-49. Both Years' Official Guide Books in PDF format.
▓ Raising Chicago Streets Out of the Mud in 1858.
Rainbo Building's History, 4812-4836 North Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois.
Ravenswood Outpost, across from Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago.
Rear Houses in Chicago have an interesting history.
Red-Light District or the Vice Districts of Chicago's Past. [PG-13]
Red Scare (aka the Palmer Raids) in 1919 Chicago.
Relic House of Chicago; a Pictorial History.
Republic of Forgottonia; 16 western Illinois counties tried to secede to form a new state.
Richard J. Daley was elected to his first political office... but as a Republican in 1936.
Richard W. Sears, the Story of an American Merchant in Chicago in 1893.
Riverview Stadium; Different Stadiums at Different Times in Chicago's History.
Robert Hall Department Store and Clothier, Chicago and Illinois Stores.
Rogers Park and West Ridge Communities of Chicago, their Intertwined History.
Rogers Park and West Ridge Communities Movie Houses' History in Chicago.
Rogers Park Community of Chicago's Clark Street History.
Rogers Park Baseball Club & Grounds, the corner of Devon Ave. and Clark St, Chicago.
Rogers Park Hospital History, Chicago, Illinois.
Rear Houses in Chicago have an interesting history.
Red-Light District or the Vice Districts of Chicago's Past. [PG-13]
Red Scare (aka the Palmer Raids) in 1919 Chicago.
Relic House of Chicago; a Pictorial History.
Republic of Forgottonia; 16 western Illinois counties tried to secede to form a new state.
Richard J. Daley was elected to his first political office... but as a Republican in 1936.
Richard W. Sears, the Story of an American Merchant in Chicago in 1893.
Riverview Stadium; Different Stadiums at Different Times in Chicago's History.
Robert Hall Department Store and Clothier, Chicago and Illinois Stores.
Rogers Park and West Ridge Communities of Chicago, their Intertwined History.
Rogers Park and West Ridge Communities Movie Houses' History in Chicago.
Rogers Park Community of Chicago's Clark Street History.
Rogers Park Baseball Club & Grounds, the corner of Devon Ave. and Clark St, Chicago.
Rogers Park Hospital History, Chicago, Illinois.
Rookery Building, Chicago. Built-in 1886
Rosa Raisa, Chicago’s Jewish Diva in the Golden Age of Opera.
Rosa Raisa, Chicago’s Jewish Diva in the Golden Age of Opera.
Rubber Duck Swims from the Chicago River to China but arrives a little bloated.
Rublof & Wolack Building in Uptown, Chicago.
Rublof & Wolack Building in Uptown, Chicago.
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer created by Mr. May as an assignment for Wards in 1939.
Rush Street Swing Bridge in Chicago was totally destroyed on November 3, 1863.
Ruth Snyder's execution and Tom Howard's most famous photos in newspaper history.
Sally Rand; Fan Dancer 1933, Century of Progress World's Fair; Bubble Dancer 1934.
Saloon Building Plays an important role in Chicago's history. (1836-1871)
Sam Leone's 4-mile stretch of Chicago's Touhy beach, lifeguards rescue 10K+ in 40 years.
Sandmaster, a dredging vessel, struck 13 Chicago River bridges on 44 separate occasions.
Sarah Elisabeth Jacobs Goode was the first Negro woman to receive a US patent.
Rush Street Swing Bridge in Chicago was totally destroyed on November 3, 1863.
Ruth Snyder's execution and Tom Howard's most famous photos in newspaper history.
Sally Rand; Fan Dancer 1933, Century of Progress World's Fair; Bubble Dancer 1934.
Saloon Building Plays an important role in Chicago's history. (1836-1871)
Sam Leone's 4-mile stretch of Chicago's Touhy beach, lifeguards rescue 10K+ in 40 years.
Sandmaster, a dredging vessel, struck 13 Chicago River bridges on 44 separate occasions.
Sarah Elisabeth Jacobs Goode was the first Negro woman to receive a US patent.
Screw Club in Lake View, Chicago, and the Honorable William Boldenweck.
Sears Tower - The History of the First Sears Tower.
Sears Tower - The History of the First Sears Tower.
Seven Continents Rotunda Building and Restaurant at Chicago O'Hare International Airport.
Seymour Paisin Ladies Apparel on Devon and Talman Avenues in Chicago, Illinois.
Ship Disasters - Blue Comet Tanker Explodes in Calumet Harbor on October 29, 1953.
Ship Disasters - Globe steamship explodes on the Chicago River on Nov.8,1861 - 15 dead.
Seymour Paisin Ladies Apparel on Devon and Talman Avenues in Chicago, Illinois.
Ship Disasters - Blue Comet Tanker Explodes in Calumet Harbor on October 29, 1953.
Ship Disasters - Globe steamship explodes on the Chicago River on Nov.8,1861 - 15 dead.
Ship Disasters - Lady Elgin sinks from collision by Port Clinton, Illinois, September 8, 1860.
Ship Disasters - Silver Spray hits limestone reef, sinks at just off 49th St. beach, Chicago.
Ship Disasters - SS Eastland tips in the Chicago River on July 24, 1915; over 85 Photos.
Shoppers World, Community, Zayre, Super K, at Lincoln, McCormick, Devon, Chicago.
Sidney Wanzer & Sons Creamery of Chicago. (1857-1970s)
Silos at Wrigley Field?
Smith Stained Glass Museum History at Navy Pier in Chicago, Illinois, from 2000-2014.
Smoke-Ring Blowing Billboard on State and Randolph Streets in Chicago.
Ship Disasters - Silver Spray hits limestone reef, sinks at just off 49th St. beach, Chicago.
Ship Disasters - SS Eastland tips in the Chicago River on July 24, 1915; over 85 Photos.
Shoppers World, Community, Zayre, Super K, at Lincoln, McCormick, Devon, Chicago.
Sidney Wanzer & Sons Creamery of Chicago. (1857-1970s)
Silos at Wrigley Field?
Smith Stained Glass Museum History at Navy Pier in Chicago, Illinois, from 2000-2014.
Smoke-Ring Blowing Billboard on State and Randolph Streets in Chicago.
South Side "Rapid Transit Railroad," the 'L' (CTA Green Line).
South Water Street, Chicago, beginning in the 1830s.
"Spiderman," Dan Goodwin scaled the John Hancock Building and the Sears Tower in 1981.
Spiegel Incorporated History, Chicago, Illinois.
SS Aquarama, a luxury cruiser, docked at Navy Pier, Chicago, for the summer of 1955.
SS Eastland Disaster on the Chicago River on July 24, 1915. History with over 85 Photos.
South Water Street, Chicago, beginning in the 1830s.
"Spiderman," Dan Goodwin scaled the John Hancock Building and the Sears Tower in 1981.
Spiegel Incorporated History, Chicago, Illinois.
SS Aquarama, a luxury cruiser, docked at Navy Pier, Chicago, for the summer of 1955.
SS Eastland Disaster on the Chicago River on July 24, 1915. History with over 85 Photos.
Stearn's Quarry, now known as Palmisano Park in Chicago.
Stockyards - History of Union Stock Yards and Transit Company, Chicago.
Stockyards - The First Chicago Stockyard, "Bull's Head Market."
Stockyards - History of Union Stock Yards and Transit Company, Chicago.
Stockyards - The First Chicago Stockyard, "Bull's Head Market."
Stockyards - Transit House Hotel (originally the Hough House) History.
Stratosphere Club 35 East Wacker Drive and Father Time Clock at the Jewelers Building.
Suicide Bridge (High Bridge) History in Chicago's Lincoln Park.
Tavern Theatres in Frontier Chicago.
Stratosphere Club 35 East Wacker Drive and Father Time Clock at the Jewelers Building.
Suicide Bridge (High Bridge) History in Chicago's Lincoln Park.
Tavern Theatres in Frontier Chicago.
Theaters - Cosmo Theater, 7938 South Halsted Street, Chicago.
Theaters - Lincoln Village Theater was the last movie palace built in Chicago.
Theaters - Lincoln Village Theater was the last movie palace built in Chicago.
Theaters - Gayety Theater and Soda Shop, 9205 South Commercial Avenue, Chicago.
Theaters - History of Chicago Theaters in the Nineteenth Century.
Theaters - History of Chicago Theaters in the Nineteenth Century.
Theaters - Wilson Avenue Theatre, 1052 West Wilson Avenue, Chicago. (1909-1919)
Theaters - Windsor, 1225 North Clark Street, Chicago (1886-1961).
Theaters - Windsor, 1225 North Clark Street, Chicago (1886-1961).
Thomas Cusack, Billboard Baron and Illinois ' US Congressman, Life History.
Thomas Hoyne & Harvey Doolittle Colvin were both Chicago Mayors at the same time 1876.
Thompson’s Cafeteria Restaurants of Chicago, Illinois.
Thorne Miniature Rooms at the Art Institute of Chicago.
Thunder Mountain Ski Resort, Chicago, Illinois.
Tower Cabana Club History, 3209 West Peterson Avenue in Chicago. (1955-1966)
Town of Austin, Illinois, was annexed to Chicago against the town's wishes in 1899.
Thomas Hoyne & Harvey Doolittle Colvin were both Chicago Mayors at the same time 1876.
Thompson’s Cafeteria Restaurants of Chicago, Illinois.
Thorne Miniature Rooms at the Art Institute of Chicago.
Thunder Mountain Ski Resort, Chicago, Illinois.
Tower Cabana Club History, 3209 West Peterson Avenue in Chicago. (1955-1966)
Town of Austin, Illinois, was annexed to Chicago against the town's wishes in 1899.
Train Tracks Ran through the Center of Chicago Municipal Airport (Midway) runways.
Treasure Chest, Downtown Chicago's Arcade and Magic Shop.
TV - Bozo, the beginnings, US Bozo shows, and Chicago's WGN-TV Bozo shows.
Treasure Chest, Downtown Chicago's Arcade and Magic Shop.
TV - Bozo, the beginnings, US Bozo shows, and Chicago's WGN-TV Bozo shows.
TV - Captain Kangaroo and an in-depth "did you know" look at Mr. Green Jeans and the show.
TV - "Magic Door" TV Show, a part of Chicagoland Sunday Morning Programming.
TV - Ray Rayner, a Staple of Chicago Children's Television in the 1960s & 70s.
"Ugly Law" stayed on Chicago's books for 93 years.
TV - "Magic Door" TV Show, a part of Chicagoland Sunday Morning Programming.
TV - Ray Rayner, a Staple of Chicago Children's Television in the 1960s & 70s.
"Ugly Law" stayed on Chicago's books for 93 years.
Union Stock Yards Transit House Hotel (originally the Hough House) History.
United Airlines; World's first stewardess service between Chicago and San Francisco.
USS Chicago - Four United States Navy Ships have been named Chicago.
Vivian Dorothea Maier, the Unknown Chicagoland Urban Photographer.
United Airlines; World's first stewardess service between Chicago and San Francisco.
USS Chicago - Four United States Navy Ships have been named Chicago.
Vivian Dorothea Maier, the Unknown Chicagoland Urban Photographer.
Wanzer & Sons Creamery of Chicago. (1857-1970s)
Waste Disposal History in Chicago and those Concrete Garbage Incinerators in the Alleys.
Wendella Sightseeing Boats has a long history in Chicago.
Was Rosehill Cemetery Initially named Roe’s Hill?
Western Avenue in Chicago had its name changed to "Woodrow Wilson Road" in 1924.
Waste Disposal History in Chicago and those Concrete Garbage Incinerators in the Alleys.
Wendella Sightseeing Boats has a long history in Chicago.
Was Rosehill Cemetery Initially named Roe’s Hill?
Western Avenue in Chicago had its name changed to "Woodrow Wilson Road" in 1924.
Why Chicago's Street Suffixes are Inconsistent.
Why is Chicago's Catalpa Avenue between Western and Lincoln Avenues so Wide?
Why Chicago Renamed and Renumbered its Streets in 1909 & 1911..
Why do Chicagoans hate ketchup on their hot dogs?
Why is Chicago's Catalpa Avenue between Western and Lincoln Avenues so Wide?
Why Chicago Renamed and Renumbered its Streets in 1909 & 1911..
Why do Chicagoans hate ketchup on their hot dogs?
Wigwam Buildings History in Chicago.
Willa Beatrice "Queen Bess" Brown was an aviator, teacher, lobbyist, and civil rights activist.
Willard F. Myrick (1809-1889), a brief biography of a Chicagoan.
Willard Jones Cow Path still exists in Downtown Chicago at 100 W. Monroe.
William Boldenweck and the History of the Screw Club in Lake View, Chicago.
Willa Beatrice "Queen Bess" Brown was an aviator, teacher, lobbyist, and civil rights activist.
Willard F. Myrick (1809-1889), a brief biography of a Chicagoan.
Willard Jones Cow Path still exists in Downtown Chicago at 100 W. Monroe.
William Boldenweck and the History of the Screw Club in Lake View, Chicago.
"Wingfoot Express," Goodyear's dirigible, crashed in Chicago's Loop on July 21, 1919.
Wolf Point's Beginning in Chicago, Illinois, including the history of the Wolf Point Tavern.
Woman's Suffrage - Illinois Woman Suffrage Association; "Ahead of Their Time."
Woman's Suffrage - The Alpha Suffrage Club of Chicago, Illinois.
Women's World's Fair of 1925 was so successful that it was held for three more years.
Woodblock alleys in Chicago's Astor Street District.
WWII Memorial, "The Spirit of the Fighting Yank," on Devon Avenue in Chicago, Illinois.
Wolf Point's Beginning in Chicago, Illinois, including the history of the Wolf Point Tavern.
Woman's Suffrage - Illinois Woman Suffrage Association; "Ahead of Their Time."
Woman's Suffrage - The Alpha Suffrage Club of Chicago, Illinois.
Women's World's Fair of 1925 was so successful that it was held for three more years.
Woodblock alleys in Chicago's Astor Street District.
WWII Memorial, "The Spirit of the Fighting Yank," on Devon Avenue in Chicago, Illinois.
Zenith Radio Store, Chicago, Illinois, 1936.
Zoot Suit created by Harold Fox in Chicago; A complete History.
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1820 Chicago Lithography
1833 Chicago Map (from Chicago Tribune 1933 edition)
1868 Bird's-Eye View Chicago from Shiller St North to 12th St South
1871 Bird's-Eye Map of Burnt District Chicago, Illinois
1871 Chicago Fire Burnt Area
1874 Bird's-Eye View Chicago, Illinois
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1893 Bird's-Eye View Chicago, Illinois
1898 Bird's-Eye View Business District Chicago, Illinois
1902 Terminals of the Chicago and North Western Railroad
1908 Bird's-Eye Elevated Railroads in Chicago, Illinois
1916 Bird's-Eye View of Chicago Illinois Business District
1950 Chicago Demographics Map; published by the City of Chicago
1950s Morton Arboretum Map, Lisle, Illinois
1820 Chicago Lithography
1833 Chicago Map (from Chicago Tribune 1933 edition)
1868 Bird's-Eye View Chicago from Shiller St North to 12th St South
1871 Bird's-Eye Map of Burnt District Chicago, Illinois
1871 Chicago Fire Burnt Area
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1893 Bird's-Eye View Chicago, Illinois
1898 Bird's-Eye View Business District Chicago, Illinois
1902 Terminals of the Chicago and North Western Railroad
1908 Bird's-Eye Elevated Railroads in Chicago, Illinois
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