City of Joliet Celebrates Its History and Heritage in May
Places matter. During the month of May, which is National Historic Preservation Month, the City and its partners will be …
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Village of Machesney Park Celebrates 40th Anniversary
On Wednesday, February 24, 2021, the Village of Machesney Park will celebrate 40 years since it became an official Village in …
Oral Histories Archived by JJC library
Community members have an excellent way to access to a vast digital archive of Joliet history through the Joliet Junior …
Another Pearl Harbor survivor dies at age of 97
Donald Stratton, one of the last survivors of Pearl Harbor, has died at the age of 97. Pearl Harbor came …
The University of Illinois Springfield opens the Sangamon Experience
The University of Illinois Springfield has held a grand opening for the Sangamon Experience. The experience is a new on-campus …
French publisher apologizes for declaring CIA responsible for 9/11 attack
A French publisher declared the CIA responsible for the planning of the 9/11 attack in a teaching book. According to …
40 Illinois Postcards: Centenary Rarities and Computer Graphics
Postcards are a special kind of art that has remained relevant for at least 150 years. During this time, postcards …
Chicago History Museum holds Black Sox Scandal Centennial Symposium
The 1919 World Series was started exactly 100 years ago. Eddie Cicotte, the pitcher of the Chicago White Sox, plunked …
Chicago faces segregation among various issues even 100 years after riots
It was a hot July day in 1919 when a black 17-year old while swimming in Lake Michigan made a …
Red Summer – 100 years ago
On July 27, 1919, Thelma Shepherd was riding back to her Chicago apartment as her streetcar came under an attack. …
Chicago not tornado-proof
Chicago has developed a false reputation as being impervious to tornadoes despite being known as the Windy City. Over the …
World War II submarine wrecks disappearing from Malaysian seabed
The wrecks of two Dutch submarines which sunk off Malaysian coast during the second world war have disappeared from the …
U.S.-China Trade War
Recently we have been seeing a strong trade conflict between China and the United States. The United States have blocked …
May Day captures the hearts of workers
May 1, is a day of huge expectations for the workers all across the globe. Workers, from all across the …
A major discovery of the US Slave era
The last survivor of the US Slave ship has been discovered. The discovery has been made by an academic at …