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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"...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...