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The Harry & Stella Massey House

Article by Don Rizzs, with research assistance from Ken Jellema and Ed McGee (originally published [...]

19
May
The Arthur Seyfarth House

Article by Don Rizzs, with research assistance from Ken Jellema and Ed McGee (Originally published [...]

16
Apr
The Theodore Guenther House

Since this extensive and interesting series doesn’t exist digitally, we’ve decided there’s no better time [...]

04
Apr
The William Weber House

Since this extensive and interesting series doesn’t exist digitally, we’ve decided there’s no better time [...]

01
Apr
The Great Railroad Strike of 1894

The image above (from the collection of the Library of Congress) shows a special patrolling [...]

01
Feb
The Story of the Albee House – Part 1 of 2

Thank you to Ken Jellema for his research assistance on this article. In the 141 [...]

29
Jan
“How Chicago’s Suburbs Were Planted And Named” – Norman Rexford’s Journey to Blue Island

From the March 4, 1900 Chicago Sunday Tribune “Norman Rexford gave Blue Island its name. [...]

07
Jan
The Rock Island Line Comes Through Blue Island

The Construction of the Rock Island and Chicago rail line from Blue Island to Joliet [...]

04
Dec

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