Editor’s Note: Kane County has an amazing history and outstanding resources for local historians. This week, Kane County Connects begins a series of weekly articles…
This coming Saturday (Jan. 6, 2018), Batavia residents — and anyone who wants to participate, really — have a chance to re-create the famous ice-skating…
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…
It was a day that would live in infamy forevermore — Dec. 7, 1941. That morning Japanese warplanes appeared over the Hawaiian Islands to launch…
The fall fundraiser for the Aurora Historical Society will conjure up a leisurely walk on the streets of downtown Aurora a century ago. During “Aurora…
Did you know Charles Lindbergh flew over Geneva? And Geneva once had an airport? It’s true. And you can find out more about it at…
Want to meet Abraham Lincoln? Are you interested in Civil War history? Looking for something fun and different to do this weekend? Blackberry Farm will…
The public is invited to view inside the 1843 S.S. Jones Law Office located on the south end of Langum Park in St. Charles and…
This year Fermilab celebrates a half-century of groundbreaking accomplishments. In recognition of the lab’s 50th birthday, Fermilab recently posted (in no particular order) a different…
Batavia Public Library’s historic windmill was reinstalled Saturday, May 13, after a two-year absence for repairs. Paul Behrends, owner of Paul’s Windmill & Crane Service in…
