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I grew up one block from the Northtown Branch of the Chicago Public Library, which was in the West Rogers Park neighborhood. I spent a lot of time at the Library for school and enjoyment. I spent untold hours at the Chicago Historical Society's private/pay Library (my student membership paid by the Society) and the Main Chicago Library, downtown.
As I began my Journal's design process, I thought about what happens when you enter the library. Locate the "Card Catalog," find the Dewy Decimal Number for books and write it down, you won't remember it. When I got to the right aisle looking at the Dewy numbers as I walk slowly. I also read a lot of book titles along the way, even pulling the book to take a closer look. I'd venture to say that I checked out more books I found 'along the way,' than I did purposely. Looking back, I'm glad I read so much—which lead to me writing so much today.
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1. Ancient & Prehistoric Illinois
In this section we're following the land that makes up modern Illinois, beginning from the Mesozoic era (250 to 65 million years ago - the Age of Dinosaurs).
Over the course of the planet's 4-billion-year history, eight supercontinents have formed and broken up, a result of 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
Ancient and Frontier Fortifications in Illinois.Ancient Chicago Indian Mounds.
Ancient Illinois History Beginning on the Supercontinent of Pangaea.
Ancient Illinois Indian Mounds - A Technical Examination.
Ancient Lake Chicago becomes Lake Michigan as glacier retreats 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 Indian Effigy Mound in Lake View Community, Chicago, Maybe before 1000 AD
Discovery of Indian Effigy Mound in Lake View Community, Chicago, Maybe before 1000 AD
Fossils of 310 million-year-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 the Iroquois and its Aftermath.
Indian Trails - The Vincennes Trace.
Indian Village Found 1993 Buried Under the Sanctuary Golf Course in New Lenox, Illinois.
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 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.
Indian Trails - Green Bay Trail, aka "Old Jambeau Trail," Chicago to Green Bay, Wisconsin.Illiniwek (Illinois tribe) women and their place in the Indian society.
Indian Trails - The Vincennes Trace.
Indian Village Found 1993 Buried Under the Sanctuary Golf Course in New Lenox, Illinois.
Is a Native American tribe one of the Lost Tribes of Israel? Exploring the possibility.
Legend of the Piasa "Bird" which is carved and painted on a bluff in today's Alton, 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, has the largest collection of prehistoric rock art in Illinois.
Prehistoric Shark Nursery Fossils Found in Illinois.
Study of Pre-Historic Man in Whiteside County, Illinois, from the 1870s.
1813 “Peoria War” was a big part of the elimination of 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.
Legend of the Piasa "Bird" which is carved and painted on a bluff in today's Alton, 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, has the largest collection of prehistoric rock art in Illinois.
Prehistoric Shark Nursery Fossils Found in Illinois.
Study of Pre-Historic Man in Whiteside County, Illinois, from the 1870s.
2. Illinois Forts & Blockhouses
Several forts were built by Paleo-Indians (10,000 to 8000 BC) in today's southern Illinois. These stone forts were built for either defense against other tribes or wild animals. They are all located within a 40-mile radius of each other. Evidently built by the same people for the same purposes. These prehistoric stone structures are the only ones of their particular construction in North America.
The forts of the 17th Century were simple fortified log cabins. The next step up on the protection of the structures was "Blockhouses." A Blockhouse fort was generally a defense against Indian attacks. The lowest order of this class of fort was a single house, built strong, and a story-and-a-half or two stories high. The ground level was built with embrasures (holes) to shoot through, and fitted with strong puncheon doors, three or four inches thick, with strong bars to prevent entry. The second story projected over the first floor by three to four feet. Outside of the first floor's footprint was used to shoot down, eliminating fire-starters and hiding places.
There were four distinct types of forts:
- Converted, pre-existing house/cabin.
- Military Outposts.
- Factory Fort; Trading Post with goods and services (i.e. Fort Dearborn).
- Cantonment - A military parlance, essentially, a cantonment has "a permanent residential section (i.e. barracks) of a fort or other military installation," (i.e. Fort Wilkinson).
Fortifications were first built by Paleo-Indians in North America around 10,000 BC to 8,000 BC and have been improved upon until the modern era.
[PI] Paleo-Indians [IN] Indian [FR] French [BR] British [US] American [CT] US Citizen
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Fort Beggs [US]
Fort Cavendish [BR]
Fort de Chartres [FR]
Fort Chécagou [FR]
Fort Clark [US] |
Fort Le Pouz [FR] Fort Massac [FR]
Fort Miami [FR]
Fort Nonsense [US]
Fort Palos (x2) [FR]
Fort Payne [US]
Fort Piggot [FR]
Fort du Renards [IN]
Fort Russell [US]
Fort St. Louis du Rocher, [FR]
on Starved Rock Fort Sturdivant [CT] Little Fort [FR]
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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 beginning in the late 1600s as an extension of their older settlements in Canada. At its peak in 1752, the French population reached 1,380, about 40% were enslaved Africans.
As a general rule, 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, but colonial bureaucratic disagreements, British debt from the Seven Years' War, and French stubbornness made this goal insurmountable, and ultimately the British, like the Spanish, 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, in which the Virginia militia officer captured British military installations in Illinois during the American Revolution.
If you, like me, love this time period in Illinois' history, you'll truly enjoy this section of my Journal.
THE ILLINOIS FRONTIER & INDIAN HISTORY ARTICLES
1711 A French Settlement is the beginning of today's Peoria, Illinois.1813 “Peoria War” was a big part of the elimination of 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 of 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.
Did a French "Fort Chécagou" (Chicagoua) really exist at the mouth of the Chicago River?
Early Illinois, pub:1881
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.
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.
Galena Illinois' Old Stockade used during the Black Hawk War 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
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.
Galena Illinois' Old Stockade used during the Black Hawk War 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
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) Massacred at the Grand Village by the Iroquois and its Aftermath.
Illinois County Boundaries Maps from 1790-1859.
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.
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) 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 '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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
L'Ostant (Lostant), Illinois, the Founding Years.
Life in Post-Colonial Illinois for French Women and Families.
"Life of Black Hawk" as dictated by himself.
L'Ostant (Lostant), Illinois, the Founding Years.
Oldest Settlements, Villages, and Towns in Illinois.
One Man's Story of "Indian-Hating" in the Illinois Country Frontier.
Peoria War of 1813 was a big part of the elimination of 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 mid-1700s.
Southern Illinois; A brief history.
One Man's Story of "Indian-Hating" in the Illinois Country Frontier.
Peoria War of 1813 was a big part of the elimination of 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 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.
Southern Illinois; A brief history.
Starved Rock Massacre of 1769 - Fact or Fiction.
Susan Simmons Winans. The Last Known Survivor of the Chicago Fort Dearborn Massacre.
The Difference Between an Illinois Town and a Township.
Susan Simmons Winans. The 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" and "Ordinary" had different meanings before the 20th century.
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" and "Ordinary" had different meanings before the 20th century.
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 for the U.S. at Fort Dearborn as a warrior.
William Wells; Indians kidnapped him at 13; Fought for the 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 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
3-Wheel Velocipede (Handcar) in Effingham, Illinois.1917 Race Riots in East St. Louis, Illinois.
1968 Illinois earthquake, a "New Madrid Fault event," was the largest recorded in the state.
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.
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.
Bielfeldt Brewing Company and the History of Thornton Illinois Breweries.
Bounce Land Trampoline Parks in Northern Illinois. (late 1950s - early 1960s)
Bowe Brothers of Co. "D" 66th Illinois Volunteer Infantry in "Birge's Western Sharpshooters."
Benjamin Henry Grierson (1826-1911), Civil War Union General.
Betty Friedan, a Peoria, Illinois native, helped spark a new wave of feminism.
Bielfeldt Brewing Company and the History of Thornton Illinois Breweries.
Bounce Land Trampoline Parks in Northern Illinois. (late 1950s - early 1960s)
Bowe Brothers of Co. "D" 66th Illinois Volunteer Infantry in "Birge's Western Sharpshooters."
Broadwell Inn & Tavern dates back to 1824 in Clayville, Illinois.
Brown's Chicken Massacre in the Palatine, Illinois, Restaurant on January 8, 1993.
Brown's Chicken Massacre in the Palatine, Illinois, Restaurant on January 8, 1993.
Buddy Ebsen's Swimming School in Belleville, Illinois.
Bunker Hill, a city in Southern Illinois, was Leveled by the 1948 Tornado.
Cahokia Courthouse, 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, 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.
Carol Moseley Braun was the first black woman to be elected to the U.S. 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 (in Wamac, Illinois) Disaster of March 25, 1947. In-depth.
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 U.S. V.P., Ambassador to Great Britain.
Cherry, Illinois Mine Disaster of November 13, 1909.
Carol Moseley Braun was the first black woman to be elected to the U.S. 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 (in Wamac, Illinois) Disaster of March 25, 1947. In-depth.
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 U.S. V.P., Ambassador to Great Britain.
Cherry, Illinois Mine Disaster of November 13, 1909.
Chicago Area's Food Timeline Beginning 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.
Decatur, Illinois, Transfer Station.
Dick Taylor, "Father of the Greenback," businessman, politician, and soldier from Illinois.
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.
Dick Taylor, "Father of the Greenback," businessman, politician, and soldier from Illinois.
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.
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.
Fractional Penny Sales Tax Tokens In Illinois.
Frank Long House of Oak Park, Illinois.
Future City, Illinois, the Town that Washed Away.
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.
Fractional Penny Sales Tax Tokens In Illinois.
Frank Long House of Oak Park, Illinois.
Future City, Illinois, the Town that Washed Away.
George Kreischer's General Store, Valmeyer, Illinois.
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, founder of Skokie and Harms Park Restaurant - Picnic Grounds in Chicago.
Henry Holstein and Grist Mill at Irving Park and Roselle Roads in Bloomingdale, Illinois.
Hillary Rodham Clinton, a Brief Biography of a Chicagoan.
History of Carmi, Illinois.
History of Millstadt, Illinois.
Henry Holstein and Grist Mill at Irving Park and Roselle Roads in Bloomingdale, Illinois.
Hillary Rodham Clinton, a Brief Biography of a Chicagoan.
History of Carmi, Illinois.
History of Millstadt, Illinois.
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' Black Laws aka Black Codes.
Illinois' First Penitentiary in Alton unfit for prisoners - closed 1860. Then came the Civil War.
Illinois' Negro World War I Regiment. The Forgotten Story.
Illinois' portion of the Cannon Ball Route.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee, "Sports Illustrated for Women" top female athlete 20th century.
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' Black Laws aka Black Codes.
Illinois' First Penitentiary in Alton unfit for prisoners - closed 1860. Then came the Civil War.
Illinois' Negro World War I Regiment. The Forgotten Story.
Illinois' portion of the Cannon Ball Route.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee, "Sports Illustrated for Women" top female athlete 20th century.
James Varnum Gale from Ogle County, Illinois; First Residence.
James Benton Parsons, first Black Federal Judge; served the Northern Illinois court. 1961
Jerseyville, Illinois, An Extensive History.
James Benton Parsons, 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, 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, popular Illinois choice. (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, 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, popular Illinois choice. (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.
Lillian Honeywell Beall, age 20, the youngest college professor in the United States.
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.
Lillian Honeywell Beall, age 20, 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 Jail in Carlinville, Illinois. (1869-1988)
Maeystown, Illinois, the 1852 German Village that time forgot. Lots of Personal Photos.
Mailing Children by U.S. Parcel Post.
Manual 'Ferris' Wheel at Old Catlin Illinois Fairgrounds Kills a Young Girl in 1876.
Lydia Moss Bradley, Philanthropist, and Founder of Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois.
Macoupin County Jail in Carlinville, Illinois. (1869-1988)
Maeystown, Illinois, the 1852 German Village that time forgot. Lots of Personal Photos.
Mailing Children by U.S. 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 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 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, 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, 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 4th is President Barack Obama Day in Illinois.
Obama - Barack, the History of the 44th President of the United States of America.
Obama - Barack, August 4th 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 U.S. 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 8th.
Purple Hotel History in Lincolnwood, Illinois.
Racists Miss 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.
Research Raises Civil War Death Toll.
Police Blotter - 1845, Lawrenceville, Betsey Reed; Illinois' 1st female serial killer was hung.
Police Blotter - 1924, Rondout, Largest Train Robbery in U.S. 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 8th.
Purple Hotel History in Lincolnwood, Illinois.
Racists Miss 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.
Research Raises Civil War Death Toll.
Richard Eells, M.D.'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, 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, 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 U.S. 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.
Route 66 Historic Illinois Map.
Rondout, Illinois, 'Largest Train Robbery in U.S. 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.
Route 66 Historic Illinois Map.
Sanctuary Golf Course in New Lenox, Illinois, discovers 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, Sept. 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.
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.
St. Anthony's Hospital Fire in Effingham, Illinois. (1949)
Stagecoach travel in early Chicago and Illinois.
State Capitol Buildings from 1818 to the Present.
Ship Disasters - Blue Comet Tanker Explodes in Calumet Harbor on October 29, 1953.
Ship Disasters - Lady Elgin sinks from collision by Port Clinton, Illinois, Sept. 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.
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.
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, M.D., Serial Killer. (1850-1892)
Tinker Family and Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum and Gardens in Rockford, 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.
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 Century (prism glass) used in Illinois Towns and Cities.
Video - The Night Hanukkah Harry Saved Christmas, Season 15 of SNL - Dec. 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.
Tinker Family and Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum and Gardens in Rockford, 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.
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 Century (prism glass) used in Illinois Towns and Cities.
Video - The Night Hanukkah Harry Saved Christmas, Season 15 of SNL - Dec. 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?
Wilkening Creamery, Schaumburg, Illinois.
Where did you say Route 66 started?
Why is there a statue of Chicago's Mayor Richard J. Daley in Illinois' State Capitol?
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 opens as Largest Regional Mall in 1971.
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.
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 opens as Largest Regional Mall in 1971.
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.
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ARTICLES ABOUT TRAVELING IN ILLINOIS.
Illinois Route 66 Road Map showing all 3 alignments. [in high-resolution. zoom (+/-)]
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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.
"4 Children for Sale," the True and Complete Story about the Chicago 1948 Yard Sign.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 a lot of Chicago River bridges, Al Capone Stories, a first-person view on Stagecoach travel, Chicago planked roads and Indian trails, and lots of articles about life in 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?
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.
1918-1918 Influenza Pandemic and its effect on Chicago.
1933-34 Chicago World's Fair - Dymaxion Car.
1933-34 Chicago World's Fair - Mechanical Television.
1918-1918 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 (1872-1892) at Michigan & Adams.
Arthur J. Audy Home in Chicago was the Largest Juvenile Jail in the World.
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.
Benjamin Barker's letters to Brother Jacob Barker in 1833 as Chicago becomes a town.
Bessie "Queen Bess" Coleman, First Black and Native American Woman with a Pilot License.
Arthur J. Audy Home in Chicago was the Largest Juvenile Jail in the World.
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.
Benjamin Barker's letters to Brother Jacob Barker in 1833 as Chicago becomes a town.
Bessie "Queen Bess" Coleman, First Black and 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 built in 1959.
Boarding House History in Chicago begins with the Fort Dearborn settlement. Bounce Land Trampoline Parks in Chicago and Northern Illinois. (late 1950s - early 1960s)
Birchwood Country Club, Chicago's other Rogers Park/West Ridge community golf club.
Birdcage Apartments at Ridge and Farwell in Chicago built in 1959.
Boarding House History in Chicago begins with the Fort Dearborn settlement. Bounce Land Trampoline Parks in Chicago and Northern Illinois. (late 1950s - early 1960s)
Bozo, the beginnings, U.S. 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 at 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 at 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 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's Famous Lake Shore Drive History.
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 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's Famous Lake Shore Drive History.
Chicago's First Post Office, 1831.
Chicago Fire - 1857, October 19th, the Brothel Conflagration on South Water Street.
Chicago Fire - 1871, September 30th, the Burlington Warehouse Fire.
Chicago Fire - 1871, October 7th the "Saturday Night Fire" that Struck Chicago.
Chicago Fire - 1871, October 8th, the Great Chicago Fire; the O'Leary's and their Cow.
Chicago Fire - 1871, Large Map Showing the Burnt Area from the Great Chicago Fire.
Chicago Fire - 1871, YOU ARE THERE Film (Newscast Style) Narrated by W. Cronkite.
Chicago Fire - 1857, October 19th, the Brothel Conflagration on South Water Street.
Chicago Fire - 1871, September 30th, the Burlington Warehouse Fire.
Chicago Fire - 1871, October 7th the "Saturday Night Fire" that Struck Chicago.
Chicago Fire - 1871, October 8th, the Great Chicago Fire; the O'Leary's and their Cow.
Chicago Fire - 1871, Large Map Showing the Burnt Area from the Great Chicago Fire.
Chicago Fire - 1871, YOU ARE THERE Film (Newscast Style) Narrated by W. Cronkite.
Chicago Fire - 1871, Personal experiences during the Chicago Fire.
Chicago Fire - 1871, the Great Chicago Fire Destruction at Fifth Avenue and Madison St.
Chicago Fire - 1874, July 14th, the "LITTLE BIG FIRE."
Chicago Fire - 1877, November 14th, Field, Leiter & Company Department Store Fire.
Chicago Fire - 1885, March 21st, the Hotel Langham was Destroyed by Fire.
Chicago Fire - 1871, the Great Chicago Fire Destruction at Fifth Avenue and Madison St.
Chicago Fire - 1874, July 14th, the "LITTLE BIG FIRE."
Chicago Fire - 1877, November 14th, Field, Leiter & Company Department Store Fire.
Chicago Fire - 1885, March 21st, the Hotel Langham was Destroyed by Fire.
Chicago Fire - 1893, July 10th, World’s Columbian Exposition Cold Storage Building Fire.
Chicago Fire - 1894, August 8th, Rogers Park Community of Chicago Fire.
Chicago Fire - 1903, December 3rd, Iroquois Theatre Fire Claimed over 600 People.
Chicago Fire - 1910, March 25th, the L. Fish Furniture Fire, 19th St., and Wabash Ave.
Chicago Fire - 1910, December 22th, The Union Stockyards Fire.
Chicago Fire - 1894, August 8th, Rogers Park Community of Chicago Fire.
Chicago Fire - 1903, December 3rd, Iroquois Theatre Fire Claimed over 600 People.
Chicago Fire - 1910, March 25th, the L. Fish Furniture Fire, 19th St., and Wabash Ave.
Chicago Fire - 1910, December 22th, The Union Stockyards Fire.
Chicago Fire - 1912, January 5, Union Stock Yards Transit House Hotel (Hough House).
Chicago Fire - 1922, March 15th, the Burlington Office Building Fire, Chicago.
Chicago Fire - 1934, May 19th, The Union Stockyards Fire.
Chicago Fire - 1946, September 9th, the Hotel LaSalle Fire.
Chicago Fire - 1950, May 25th, Green Hornet Streetcar Causes an Inferno with Gas Truck.
Chicago Fire - 1953, April 17th, the Haber Corporation Fire.
Chicago Fire - 1958, December 1st, Our Lady of the Angels School Fire.
Chicago Fire - 1922, March 15th, the Burlington Office Building Fire, Chicago.
Chicago Fire - 1934, May 19th, The Union Stockyards Fire.
Chicago Fire - 1946, September 9th, the Hotel LaSalle Fire.
Chicago Fire - 1950, May 25th, Green Hornet Streetcar Causes an Inferno with Gas Truck.
Chicago Fire - 1953, April 17th, the Haber Corporation Fire.
Chicago Fire - 1958, December 1st, Our Lady of the Angels School Fire.
Chicago Fire - 1967, January 16th, the First McCormick Place Fire.
Chicago Fire - 2004, December 6th, the LaSalle Bank Fire.
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 the turning point of Chicago's LGBT movement.
Chicago's Greatest Summer Olympians.
Chicago Fire - 2004, December 6th, the LaSalle Bank Fire.
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 the turning point of Chicago's LGBT 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 Incorporated as a town on Aug. 12, 1833; Ordinances that passed 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 Incorporated as a town on Aug. 12, 1833; Ordinances that passed 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 History.
Chicago Map of Settlement Patterns in 1950.
Chicago Motor Coach Company's Double-Decker Buses, and Owner John Hertz's History.
Chicago Museum that's downtown and no one seems to know about it; Just, walk-in!
Chicago National League Baseball Parks History beginning with Union Base-Ball Grounds.
Chicago's Oldest House Debate.
Chicago National League Baseball Parks History beginning 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's Screw Club History.
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 Telegraph Arrived in 1848. the Eastern Terminus of “Western” Communication.
Chicago, The Origin and Meaning of the Name (Chicagoua).
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 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 presented with 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.
Chicagoan Magazines from 1926 to 1935, 166 Full Issues.
Chicagoan Magazines from 1926 to 1935, 166 Full Issues.
Chicagoland: How did this nickname originate?
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.
Coal, the Technology that Changed 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.
Coal, the Technology that Changed Chicago.
Crilly Court Apartments on 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 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 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 the lowest rungs on the Chicago showbiz ladder.
Discovery of Indian Effigy Mound in Lake View Community, Chicago, Maybe before 1000 AD
Devon Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, a Brief History.
Dime Museums were the lowest rungs on the Chicago showbiz ladder.
Discovery of Indian Effigy Mound in Lake View Community, Chicago, Maybe before 1000 AD
Disco Demolition Night at Comiskey Park on July 12, 1979.
"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 History.
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.
Fair Store was founded in Chicago, Illinois. (1874-1963)
Famous Block 37 in Chicago.
Father Time Clock at the Jewelers Building, and Stratosphere Club 35 East Wacker Drive.
Farragut Boat Club of Chicago History.
Evolution of Streets in Chicago.
Fair Store was founded in Chicago, Illinois. (1874-1963)
Famous Block 37 in Chicago.
Father Time Clock at the Jewelers Building, and Stratosphere Club 35 East Wacker Drive.
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 are installed in Chicago's Loop on November 11, 1962.
First Fallout Shelter signs are 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 presented with 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.
Henry Frerk Sons Inc, Chicago, Illinois. (est. 1888)
Heald Square Monument History at Wacker Drive and Wabash Avenue.
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 Injured, one dead.
HI-FI Tavern Bombing on March 26, 1961. Forty-one Injured, one dead.
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.
Houseboats on the Chicago River; The History of Living on the River.
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.
How to dissect a photograph (the Great Northern Hotel, Chicago) to determine the year taken.
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 Treaty of 1816.
Influenza Epidemic of Chicago in 1918-1919.
Interstate Industrial Exposition, Michigan at Adams built 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 finally found.
Jack Spratt Coffee House Civil Rights Sit-In on May 15, 1943, 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 Byrne, Chicago's First Female Mayor.
Influenza Epidemic of Chicago in 1918-1919.
Interstate Industrial Exposition, Michigan at Adams built 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 finally found.
Jack Spratt Coffee House Civil Rights Sit-In on May 15, 1943, 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 Byrne, Chicago's First Female Mayor.
Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable; An In-Depth History of Chicago's Founder.
Jewish Industrial and Manual Training School of Chicago.
Jewish Life in Chicago began in the mid-1830s.
Jitney War of 1950, Chicago.
Jewish Industrial and Manual Training School of 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 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 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 Wayne Gacy History - Serial Killer. (1942-1994)
Joseph "Yellow Kid" Weil, Chicago's Con-Man Extraordinaire. "The Sting" 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 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.
John Wayne Gacy History - Serial Killer. (1942-1994)
Joseph "Yellow Kid" Weil, Chicago's Con-Man Extraordinaire. "The Sting" 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 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 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 H.S.) 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 H.S.) 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 U.S. to earn a Mechanical Engineering Ph.D.
Loren Miller & Company, a Chicago Dry Goods Store. (1900-1931)
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)
Lloyd Gaines, Civil Rights Pioneer, Disappears in Chicago.
Lois Graham McDowell was First Woman in U.S. to earn a Mechanical Engineering Ph.D.
Loren Miller & Company, a Chicago Dry Goods Store. (1900-1931)
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.
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.
Marshall Field Funds and Battles for the "Columbian Museum of Chicago” (Field Museum).
Marshall Field Garden Apartment Homes in Chicago.
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.
Marshall Field Funds and Battles for the "Columbian Museum of Chicago” (Field Museum).
Marshall Field Garden Apartment Homes in Chicago.
Marshall Field Mansion and Family History.
Marshall Field Jr. Mystery Death in 1905 is confessed to by a woman in 1913.
Marshall Field & Co., 1839 Illustration of the store's future location.
Marshall Field Jr. Mystery Death in 1905 is confessed to by a woman in 1913.
Marshall Field & Co., 1839 Illustration of the store's future location.
Marshall Field & Co., Covered their display windows on Sundays.
Marshall Field & Co., Famous Elevator Girls. (1947)
Marshall Field & Co., Frango Mints, the Story and the Myth.
Marshall Field & Co., Horse Drawn Delivery Wagons at the State Street Store.
Marshall Field & Co., Famous Elevator Girls. (1947)
Marshall Field & Co., Frango Mints, the Story and the Myth.
Marshall Field & Co., Horse Drawn Delivery Wagons at the State Street Store.
Marshall Field & Co., Social Role Marketing and Racism Beginning in 1892.
Marshall Field & Co., State St. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Clocks History beginning in 1891.
Marshall Field & Co., Wholesale Store History, Chicago (1887-1930).
Mary E. McDowell Settlement House History in Chicago, Illinois.
Maxwell Street 7th District Police Station on Chicago's "Dead Man's Corner."
Maud Slye, M.D., 1923 Nobel Laureate. (1869-1954)
Mayor of Chicago fires 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.
Marshall Field & Co., State St. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Clocks History beginning in 1891.
Marshall Field & Co., Wholesale Store History, Chicago (1887-1930).
Mary E. McDowell Settlement House History in Chicago, Illinois.
Maxwell Street 7th District Police Station on Chicago's "Dead Man's Corner."
Maud Slye, M.D., 1923 Nobel Laureate. (1869-1954)
Mayor of Chicago fires 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. A brief history.
Minky's Bicycle Shops in Chicago, the Real Story.
Minnie Miñoso was the first Black Chicago White Sox player.
Minky's Bicycle Shops in Chicago, the Real Story.
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
Naperville, Illinois, Fire Department; History of the Early Years.
Museum of Science and Industry - 18-Foot Walk-Through Heart Display.
Museum of Science and Industry changing name after $125M gift. 10/2019
Naperville, Illinois, Fire Department; History of the Early Years.
Negro Woman's Clubs; Goals of over 150 clubs in 1890-1920 Chicago.
Newspaper Alley, home to 13+ Chicago papers from 1833-1918 and had a wicked past.
Nixon's Parisian Hippodrome and Amphitheater in Chicago. (1872-1873)
Newspaper Alley, home to 13+ Chicago papers from 1833-1918 and 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 4th 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 know 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 know 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; insane asylum escapee.
Palmer Raids (aka: the Red Scare) in 1919 Chicago.
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.
Oscar Mayer's Enterprise was founded in Chicago, Illinois in 1883.
Otto Funk, Chicago Public Library book thief; a medical quack; insane asylum escapee.
Palmer Raids (aka: the Red Scare) in 1919 Chicago.
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 drug store owner.
Philo Carpenter was Chicago's first pharmacist and a drug store 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, for Free!
Raising Chicago Streets Out of the Mud in 1858.
Rainbo Building's History, 4812-4836 North Clark Street, 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.
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, for Free!
Raising Chicago Streets Out of the Mud in 1858.
Rainbo Building's History, 4812-4836 North Clark Street, 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 U.S. patent.
Sears Tower - The History of the First Sears Tower.
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 U.S. patent.
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, 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, Nov. 8, 1861, 15 dead.
Ship Disasters - Lady Elgin sinks from collision by Port Clinton, Illinois, Sept. 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.
South Water Street, Chicago, early 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.
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 Water Street, Chicago, early 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 ' U.S. 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, U.S. Bozo shows, and Chicago's WGN-TV Bozo shows.
TV - "Magic Door" TV Show, a part of Chicagolands 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.
Treasure Chest, Downtown Chicago's Arcade and Magic Shop.
TV - Bozo, the beginnings, U.S. Bozo shows, and Chicago's WGN-TV Bozo shows.
TV - "Magic Door" TV Show, a part of Chicagolands 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 Chicago's Rosehill Cemetery originally called '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 Chicago's Rosehill Cemetery originally called '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 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 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.
Wingert House, a Nineteenth-Century Farmhouse in Norwood Park, Chicago, Illinois.
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.
Wingert House, a Nineteenth-Century Farmhouse in Norwood Park, Chicago, Illinois.
"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
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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
1893 Bird's-Eye Grand View of Chicago, Illinois
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
1874 Bird's-Eye View Chicago, Illinois
1893 Bird's-Eye Grand View of Chicago, Illinois
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
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