Kate's Brief History

Graveyards of ChicagoThe People, History, Art, and Lore of Cook County Cemeteries By Matt Hucke and Ursula Bielski Lake Claremont Press ...

This week in 1831 was when the first settlers arrived in Naperville, including Joseph Naper, his brother John, their sister Amy and their fa...

March 12, 2012 was the 100th birthday of the Girl Scouts. In Naperville, girls were part of the DuPage County Council until 2006 when i...

One hundred and forty years ago this month, Chicago burned. An exceptionally dry autumn and steady, strong winds created a deadly opportunit...

The greatest number of fire deaths in United States history occurred on October 8, 1871, but the fire didn't happen in Chicago. A litt...

William Wells During the War of 1812, Great Britain was successfully capturing U.S. forts. When Fort Michilimackinac fell to the enemy army,...

If you've lived near Lake Michigan long enough, you will have heard or read something about the Christmas Tree ships. This year, the Ch...

In 1831, Chicago was still known as Fort Dearborn. Only three ships arrived that year – one of which was the Telegraph, bringing Joseph Nape...

When the Christmas carol "saw three ships come sailing in" they could have been singing about Chicago in 1831. While shipping wa...

On Saturday, May 15, Mayor Daley's Book Club held their Spring Conference. Kids from 7th through 12th grades have been meeting in school...