Postcard of one of the more extreme stunts at the Fort Sheridan horse shows, circa 1930.  BBDM 92.24.255.1. Between 1925 and 1939, the U.S....

Road commissioner, John Robertson (1810-1877), circa 1870.  "Nothing in the whole history of Lake County has ever produced a tithe ...

Hough-International Harvester employees and Pay Loader, Libertyville, IL.  Ray "Steve" Miltimore is in the driver's seat. Circ...

When Daniel Brewster passed away in 1908, the local newspaper noted him as "One of Waukegan's foremost citizens." Father Brews...

In recent years, Labor Day has become a “farewell to summer” holiday, but its true purpose is rooted in honoring the American worker. Brick...

The Lake County Discovery Museum holds three signature quilts in its permanent collections, dating from 1891 - 1915. Signature quilts bec...

To be "ridden on a rail" was a common form of mob punishment in Colonial America, but curiously, it turned up in the village of Vo...