Kane County residents have a chance to nominate a veteran to be honored in the state bicentennial celebration. Last month, the state announced the launch…
A renewed shot of bitterly cold air will arrive later today into tonight (Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018), the National Weather Service Chicago says. As a…
In celebration of the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Naomi King, the sister-in-law of Dr. King, will return to…
Looking for something unusual to put under the tree this holiday season? How about giving the gift of local history? Here are five gift ideas…
Three Elgin High School students will perform before the cast and crew of “Hamilton” and more than 1,500 students Wednesday in Chicago as part of…
The 1857 Tanner House, made festive for the holidays by volunteer designers, will be open free of charge from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays…
The state of Illinois announced today that flags will be flown at half staff from sunrise to sunset Thursday, Dec. 7, 2917, in remembrance of…
It was a day that would live in infamy forevermore — Dec. 7, 1941. That morning Japanese warplanes appeared over the Hawaiian Islands to launch…
Elgin’s historic preservation efforts have earned it a place in a National Preservation Conference taking place Thursday (Nov. 16, 2017). On that day, Elgin will…
The Illinois Historic Sites Advisory Council has unanimously approved the National Register nomination for the historic Corron Farm in Campton Township. The final step in…
