Articles filed under Illinois Bicentennial
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In the footsteps of Ronald Reagan, the only president born in IllinoisMay 07, 2018 6:29 am - Most people know about the Great Chicago Fire, but there’s a lot more to Illinois history than that. Native American settlements thousands of years old, the battle ov...
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The Great Migration: 'When we got to Illinois, we could sit anywhere we liked'Apr 30, 2018 6:46 am - Victory Bell can still remember the night when he boarded the Illinois Central Railroad's City of New Orleans in Durant, Mississippi, bound for Chicago, then changed tra...
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Before railroads, the Illinois River was the only way to move goodsApr 26, 2018 6:42 pm - During 1800s, the natural habitats along the Illinois River helped spur fishing industries and had places for hunting. The Illinois River was a habitat for bottom-feedin...
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Before Capone, John Looney was the prototypical Illinois gangsterApr 12, 2018 12:33 pm - John Looney was the original Quad-Cities vice lord and also one of the nation's earliest organized crime leaders. Looney was a thin, cold, gaunt, sort of dour-looking ma...
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Suburbs stand in for gangster Looney's turf in 'Road to Perdition'Apr 11, 2018 3:51 pm - Gangster John Looney got a new name and a new look - the John Rooney character based on him was played by Paul Newman - in the 2002 movie "Road to Perdition," filmed par...
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How Bill Veeck changed baseballApr 02, 2018 6:29 am - Bill Veeck wasn't your typical baseball team owner. He was listed in the Chicago phone book. He often walked the Comiskey Park concourse shaking hands as he limped on hi...
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Illinois is the heart of the U.S. interstate systemMar 25, 2018 4:33 pm - Illinois' neighbor to the east might claim "The Crossroads of America" title, but by nearly any measure, our state is the heart of the U.S. interstate system. Illinois h...
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How the Daleys became a dynasty in Chicago and beyondMar 19, 2018 11:33 pm - About 20 years before a certain territory along the eastern banks of the upper Mississippi became a state, a man named Maurice Daly tied his ass and cart to a fence in t...
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14 of the best known leaders from IllinoisMar 12, 2018 6:10 am - The Gettysburg Address. Hull House. The nation's first African-American president — and first lady. All of these are due to Illinois' bumper crop of political figures an...
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Keeley Gold Cure for alcoholism brought thousands to IllinoisFeb 25, 2018 5:55 pm - The Keeley Cure initially had gold in it, but the real gold was in the number of satisfied customers who said they were cured of addictions amid the social support syste...