Fifty years ago, on July 20, 1969, the United States made history by landing the first two humans on the Moon. Commander Neil Armstrong and lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin, both American,…
When its first season bowed in the fall of 1968, the organizers of Illinois State University’s Civic Chorale had a simple mission that was untapped at the time — create beautiful…
Although its true origins stretch back much further, the current iteration of an entity devoted to overseeing parks, recreation and cultural amenities in Bloomington is in the midst…
2018 is a very special year for the Special Olympics. Fifty years ago, on the north lawn of Soldier Field in Chicago, the first Special Olympics games took place, launching a continuing…
The Aurora Public Library Foundation celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Beatle’s culture changing album “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” with a Beatles Barbecue…
Marking the 50th anniversary of Special Olympics, the Eternal Flame of Hope monument was illuminated on July 20 on Soldier Field’s north park along McFetridge Drive. Soldier Field…
Illinois Supreme Court Justice Anne Burke is one of the few people who can say she was at the first Special Olympics event 50 years ago. Then a physical education teacher for the Chicago…
It was a day for both big science and bison. Fermilab threw open its doors for a community celebration last Saturday with a daylong open house marking 50 years of cutting edge particle…
Chicago teen charged in fatal ...A 19-year-old Chicago man has been charged in connection with a fatal ...
McHenry man charged with residential ...A McHenry man was charged with three felonies and two misdemeanors involving ...
Government, defense spar as child ...With the criminal trial of Elburn veterinarian Adam Stafford King fast approaching ...
Chicago woman charged with killing ...A Chicago woman is being held in Cook County Jail in connection ...
