The Walden Pond Path circles the water where Henry David Thoreau conducted his famous experiment in simple living, and ...

Question: Eighty summers ago, one item was so uncommon that you could rent it for 15 cents a day at the Miller Park lagoon.

In commemoration of our nation’s 250th anniversary of self-governance, I’d like to spotlight a branch of Illinois government unknown to most of its inhabitants. 1850 marked the beginning of the end ...