Love of life keeps centenarian going strong All signs point up to Mount Prospect Not all towns survive over time Where do we grow from here? Suburbs wonder A quick look at how several Northwest suburbs got their names. 20th Century high school champs Dilemma: They couldn't both be called Bartlett Celebrities have roots in local communities Scandalous headlines Bradley! No, Dunton! No, Arlington Heights! National Register makes exception for Schweikher House Forts, farms, mills testify to past for prairie towns Older towns try to preserve early character Suburbs struggling to carve out identities Towns named after founders and heroes Protecting western suburbs' natural treasures a top priority Grange's gallop saved pro football league Other high schools stars made a splash Hard-driving builders created West suburban towns Here we grow again: Villages trying to cope Understated markers are signs of past times Fox Valley culture pop quiz Site of bus crash now a memorial Fox Valley centurions Rail lines put many area communities on track Pastoral farms turn into suburbs Preserving Wanzer Farm Time sets some local businesses ahead, leaves others in second Towns of the Fox River Valley We've had our share of scandals over the years Hospitals grow with the local population Church facilities, groups grow by spiritual leaps, bounds Historical markers establish bond with important places from past Residents respond to developments with support for open space Highland Park a pioneer in creation of park district to save natural areas From train robbers to embezzlement: Lake County has seen it all The man with the hole in his shoe makes impacts in Illinois and nation A lifetime of memories Will disappearing communities just 'fade from everyone's memory'? Even before 1900 the land of lakes was bustling with activity Congregations grow as people seek connection to community Business smarts produces corporate giants in Lake County Development, businesses help county grow Boring? Not in these parts

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