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The Day a Woman Rode on top of a Ferris Wheel Gondola at the 1893 World's Fair
I never run out of things to write about when dealing with the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The Fair took place from May 1, 1893, through October 30, 1893, and changed the way the...
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Is the Cubs "W" flag going to be our next symbol of hate?
Is the Cubs “W” flag going to be the next symbol of racist hate? Come on people! I had to write this blog because things are getting completely out of hand! Mostly that is the media’s fault and not...
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A 19th Century Chicago Horror Show – The Electric Light Bug
Alright, I am not squeamish by any stretch of the imagination but when I came across this little historic gem I have to admit it took a little while to get it out of my head. I was browsing through...
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Unsolved Chicago Grimes Sisters’ Murder - New Witness Info and a New Reward...
[caption id="attachment_1237" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Grimes Murders Reward GoFundMe campaign[/caption] REWARD GO FUND ME CAMPAIGN $10,000 Goal Case Summary Barbara Grimes (15) and...
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Help Pass Illinois HB4210 A Win for Public Information Access and Historic...
As Illinois taxpayers, we have become accustomed to the term “proposed legislation” translating to “how much more is this going to cost us?” That is not the case here. I have been doing historical...
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Navistar, Inc. Emptied my Father’s Bank Account without Authorization During...
My father worked for International Harvester, now Navistar, Inc., for 30 years and retired with a pension that he had to fight to receive at all as a member of the United Auto Worker’s Union. He has...
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1918 “Spanish Flu” Vs. 2020 CoVid-19, a Chicago Comparison
Since I love Chicago history so much and we can learn so much about our current and future condition from studying the past, I thought it would be interesting to do a comparison of the 1918 worldwide...
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FREE LIVE Virtual Tour of Chicago's 1893 World's Columbian Exposition
Since we are all still working to limit the effects of this pandemic as much as possible, I wanted to let everyone know about something that I personally am doing this Friday that everyone can take...
View ArticleThe McCloskey Situation Serves as a Warning to Legal Gun Owners
This article is not legal advice. Please consult an attorney with regard to questions concerning legal advice. By now everyone has seen the video footage and endless memes regarding the St. Louis...
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130th Anniversary of the First Man to Die by Electric Chair - William Kemmler
In 1881, in Buffalo, N.Y., former steam-boat engineer, dentist, and inventor Alfred P. Southwick witnessed an intoxicated man die instantly after inadvertently touching the terminal of a large...
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