Silas S. Nichols (1848 - 1945) was Lake County's last surviving Civil War veteran. Civil War veterans Silas S. Nichols, 145th Ohio (...

Gene Tunney, circa 1928. Online photo World heavyweight champion, James Joseph "Gene" Tunney (1897-1978) trained for one of h...

One of the greatest high jumping horses of all times—Great Heart—made an appearance at Fort Sheridan in the 1920s. Great Heart clearing ...

Grant Woods Forest Preserve in Lake Villa consists of over 1,118 acres of open prairies, woodlands and marshes teeming with wildlife. The ...

Ernst Johann Lehmann (1849-1900) from a photo taken about 1888. Chicago Tribune, January 7, 1900. German immigrant Ernst Johann Lehmann (184...