The American frontier of northeastern Illinois posed many challenges for settlers leaving behind established communities in the eastern Unit...

John M. Easton (1810-1876). History of Lake County , Charles A. Partridge, 1902. One of the most enlightening sources for what life was lik...

It has been 190 years since the Treaty of Chicago (1833) forced the removal of the Potawatomi, Chippewa, and Ottawa peoples from their lands...

The historic town of Half Day claims many firsts in the annals of Lake County history—the first post office (1836), the first school (1836) ...

As a kid in the 1970s, I loved watching Chicago Blackhawks' hockey. Those were the glory days of Bobby Hull, Stan Makita, and Tony Espos...

Happy birthday, Mr. Lincoln! On this day in 1809, Abraham Lincoln was born in Hardin County, Kentucky. His family settled in Illinois in 18...

Daniel Wright (1778-1873) is considered Lake County's first  permanent non-native settler. Native Americans were the original stewards ...

The Tripp School in Vernon Township was located on the east side of Route 21, one mile north of Deerfield Road. It was located in this gene...

Community histories often include a section on the local school, but schools are rarely researched in and of themselves. One reason may be t...

A researcher called the Archives looking for information on the defunct Chicagoland Airport, once located in the Half Day/Lincolnshire area....