Farmers School
The District 145 school at 167th and Central opened in 1875 and was called the Farmers School as most students were the children of local...
Goeselville
Many ride by Goeselville Grove on the Tinley Creek bike trail at 145th and Ridgeland. If you search for Goeselville, Illinois on Yahoo...
The Mother Oak Tree of Oak Forest
The Mother Oak Tree of Oak Forest May 9, 2015 at 9:01pm Back sometime between 1910 and 1920, the story of the "Mother Oak Tree"...
Jardine's
Jardine's May 8, 2015 at 9:28am OK, who can forget Jardine's on 159th and Oak Park Ave. (Old IL 43). The southwest side day trip from...
Bachelors Grove Church
Bachelors Grove Church May 6, 2015 at 9:24am Back in the 60s IL 43 crossed over from Harlem Avenue at 148th St to Oak Park Avenue at...
Midlothian & Blue Island Railway
Midlothian & Blue Island Railway May 4, 2015 at 4:12pm There was another railroad from Blue Island to Midlothian ? Well not exactly,...
Dupont Powder Factory
Dupont Powder Factory April 26, 2015 at 10:30pm The first Rock Island train station to open southwest of Blue Island was located in...
Stone School
Stone School April 25, 2015 at 4:06pm It started out as a one room schoolhouse in school district #1 (Now school district #142) in...
Oak Forest Milk Stop
Oak Forest Milk Stop April 20, 2015 at 3:34pm It is well known that Oak Forest was named after a milk stop on the Rock Island...
Oak Forest Bygone Byways
Oak Forest Bygone Byways April 18, 2015 at 8:15am Old Midlothian Turnpike Area Much has been written about the northeast end of the...
