The Elm Theater was located at Liberty (Route 176) and Mill Streets in Wauconda. It opened in 1950 with seating for 610 people, and parking ...

St. Patrick's Day postcard, 1911. CTPA G1428. There are at least ten place names in Lake County attributed to the Irish.  Some of...

Internationally known artist, Franklin McMahon, passed away on March 3. In his own words, he was an "artist-reporter" always in...

In 1862, James Joice (1822 - 1872), an enslaved African American from Kentucky, became the cook and valet for First Lieutenant Addison P...

The California Gold Rush (1848 - 1855) began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, ...

George K. Spoor (1871-1953), founded Essanay Studios in Chicago in 1907 with Gilbert "Broncho Billy" Anderson (1880-1971). The nam...

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