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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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

5 years ago

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…

5 years ago

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…

5 years ago

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…

5 years ago

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…

5 years ago

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…

5 years ago

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…

5 years ago

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.…

5 years ago

Chicago not tornado-proof

Chicago has developed a false reputation as being impervious to tornadoes despite being known as the Windy City. Over the…

5 years ago

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…

5 years ago

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…

5 years ago

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…

6 years ago

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…

6 years ago

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