I'm a big fan of professional cycling and am gearing up (get it?) for the 98th Tour de France (July 2 - 24). In the spirit of cycling ...

Immaculate Conception Church in Waukegan is one of the oldest parishes in northern Illinois. The church was founded by Irish immigrants to L...

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...

Memorial Day was originally known as Decoration Day, a time set aside to honor the nation’s Civil War dead by decorating their graves. ...

Georgia D. Clarke's slide taken in Waukegan, circa 1910, titled, "Sherwin Wright-Edge of the Wild-Aurea-Flavescens."   Dunn Mu...

In 1914, the U.S. Government designated the second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day. The idea for Mother's Day in the United States may b...

Photo of Captain A.Z. Blodgett from the History of the 96th Illinois Volunteer Infantry, 1887. Asiel Z. Blodgett was born at Fort Dearbo...