Irish immigrants, William Logue and Bridget Collins Logue, brought their young family to Lake County, Illinois in 1844. The Logue home wa...

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

When Samuel S. Cole and Grace B. Baird married on May 27, 1859, they united two families, who were early immigrants to Lake County, Illinois...

Harness racing at the Waukegan Fair's race track,  Waukegan, Illinois, circa 1878. Dunn Museum, Glass Negatives Collection, 93.32.142....