This week, Landmarks Illinois announced that it has placed the Mineola Hotel of Fox Lake on its annual 10 Most Endangered Historic Places ...

Posted June 3, 2011 In recent months, there has been talk of razing the legendary Mineola Hotel in Fox Lake. This would be a terrible loss f...

In 1891, a group of Waukegan businessmen formed the Waukegan Bachelors' Club—a men's club for social and "improvement" rea...

As early as the 1910s, the Chain O' Lakes region, particularly Fox Lake, were known for their drinking and gambling establishments. S...

Perhaps you've heard the saying, "If our town didn't have a bowling alley, we'd have no culture at all."   Zion Bowlin...