West Chicago, Illinois: May 22, 2012 – Almost 85 years ago, architect Robert H. Salisbury shared his intention for a building he designed to serve … Read more ›
History
From the community
Crossed Swords: The Campaign Singer
Lucius B. Church, a native of New York State, settled in Turner with his wife Clara in 1857. He ran the Junction House, a hotel … Read more ›
From the community
West Chicago's 22nd Annual Tales Tombstones Tell Provides Another Chapter of "Reality History" on October 7, 2011
West Chicago, Illinois: September 28, 2011 – Picture yourself standing amidst majestic oak trees on a brisk October evening at the oldest cemetery in West … Read more ›
From the community
Help With "Corn Harvest" at Kline Creek Farm
On a farm, autumn is the time of harvest, a culmination of the year’s hard field work and a period of preparation for the cold … Read more ›
‘They’ll never take our core values away’
About 100 DuPage County residents gathered Sunday to pay tribute and look forward in honor of the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. DuPage’s … Read more ›
In their own words: TribLocal contributors reflect on 9/11
Sept. 11, 2001, dawned bright and clear, but before the day was out indelible memories had been etched into our collective consciousness. For the 10-year … Read more ›
DuPage plans 9/11 tribute at Morton Arboretum
With the tenth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks nearing, DuPage County is planning an event to remember those who lost their lives and … Read more ›
From the community
The Cinema in West Chicago: the Newest Installment of "A Sense of Place"
Ever since the late 1890s when movie theatres began to pop up in towns across the U.S., people have loved the diversion of watching a … Read more ›
Historic DuPage County Forest Preserve District buildings in danger of being razed
A 1930s-era limestone home that once belonged to DuPage County’s first forest preserve superintendent and an adjacent building that housed the forest preserve district’s first … Read more ›
From the community
New Installment of Crossed Swords: Not too old to volunteer
In the last blog entry, William Currier, Arvilla Currier Clark's father, was noted as Turner's oldest war volunteer at the time of his enlistment. Currier … Read more ›
