During the second week of October, the city of Elgin installed Downtown Commercial Historic District signs throughout the downtown historic district. The design of the signs…
Editor’s Note: This article is part of a weekly series on Kane County’s amazing history. Today’s article was submitted by Terry Emma, executive director of…
Step into the Victorian-age Tanner House mansion this Halloween to encounter, not bedsheet ghosts and silicone monsters, but Aurorans of the Civil War era struggling…
Well, the National Weather Service Chicago warnings about the first snowfall of the year turned out to be prescient. Kane County was hit by snow…
Editor’s Note: This article is part of a weekly series on Kane County’s amazing history. Today’s article was submitted by Mary Clark Ormond, president of…
Editor’s Note: This article is part of a weekly series on Kane County’s amazing history. Today’s post was written by Batavia Depot Museum Executive Director…
Rich Anderson, owner and operator of the St. Charles Paddlewheel Riverboats for the past 32 years, has announced his retirement effective at the end…
Editor’s Note: This article is part of a weekly series on Kane County’s amazing history. Today’s article was submitted by Elizabeth Marston of the Elgin…
Join the St. Charles History Museum on Oct. 6 at North Cemetery for a historic walk showcasing notable St. Charles residents that lie and wait…
It’s not every day that a local history museum celebrates its 50th anniversary of being open to the public, so the Aurora Regional Fire Museum…
