In an age when anarchist bombings were daily news, the capture of 19-year-old Gabriella Antolini for carrying 50 pounds of dynamite and a ...

From 1947 to 1987, Victor and Marian Trybom operated the Rustic Manor Restaurant and Cocktail Lounge in Gurnee, Illinois to delighted patron...

In 1932, Paramount Pictures held a talent contest in search of a leading lady for their film, Island of Lost Souls , the first screen ver...

It’s the holidays and that means lots of folks are baking sweets for family and friends. But will you use butter or margarine in your recipe...

Every so often a story comes along that makes you believe in ghosts. The tale of Private James A. Davis of the 19th Illinois Volunteer In...

Update: In 2016, the Curt Teich Postcard Archives was transferred to the Newberry Library of Chicago where it became one of its core collect...

In Lake County, apple orchards were an integral part of the landscape since the arrival of the first settlers in the 1830s. The primary prof...