In celebration of April as U.S. National Poetry Month, I thought I would share poems from Lake County residents. The Academy of American P...

On October 17, 1899, President McKinley (1843 - 1901) made a 15-minute stop at Waukegan on his way East, traveling on the Chicago & Nort...

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

This week President Obama and Russian President, Dmitry Medvedev, signed a historic pact to scale back nuclear arsenals. This is a good step...

In the last part of the 19th century, it was common for storekeepers to place an advertising card in the bag with your purchase. The trade ...

Trade between Europeans and Great Lakes Native Americans began in 1634 when French trader, Jean Nicolet (1598-1642), arrived in the area of ...

One of the most colorful residents of Lake County's past was Colonel John P. Vidvard (1852-1918) of Grass Lake.  Now Vidvard's story...