Due to its remote location and sparse population, the Great Peshtigo Fire went largely unnoticed for several weeks.
In 1922 the National Fire Protection Association named the second week of October as Fire Prevention Week in remembrance of the Great Chicago Fire.
On Dec. 23, 1930, the Illinois State Journal had this to say about the new Public Service Building’s exterior lights:
It has been more than eight years since the Illinois Building was sold, ending an interesting chapter of Central Illinois history.
Americans greeted the arrival of 1922 with an overwhelming sense of optimism.
According to Advertising Age, that bible of Madison Avenue, the 20th century produced 10 advertising jingles that out-jingled all the rest.
For the past 28-plus years, my wife and I have had the pleasure and privilege of driving near and far in a special piece of living history.
When the great mass of ice began its steady retreat to the north some 10,000 years ago, it left wonderful gifts in its wake, including the Illinois River.
As you will recall from last week, Frank Trussell, “Mr. Bluff Springs,” was taking a group of youngsters on the last Baltimore & Ohio Railroad passenger train.
Kids and trains held a special place in Frank Trussell’s heart, and he brought the two together on Saturday, March 24, 1951.