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Over a decade later, we revisit the night a five-alarm fire raged on at the iconic factory on Fifth St. The fire as seen from the banks...

Sunny Jim Bottomley, born in Oglesby, Illinois, joined the MLB as Babe Ruth ushered in a new era full of homerun hitters.

This article discusses a large digitization project completed by the Society, in order to garner support for their GivingTuesday campaign.

Working on the I&M Canal was no easy task; long hours, poor pay, and fighting between clans added to the stress faced by workers.

On Election Day in 1870, a historic vote is cast by a man in Ottawa, IL.