This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Illinois news in brief from Peoria to Ottawa
A mosaic of Illinois items reports on church revivals in Sandwich, budget votes in Springfield, a $170000 tax bond in Tazewell, Ottawa water meters, Chicago aldermen veto and override, and canal plans. It notes lawyers in Princeton and Ottawa, courthouse fund refinements, and state legislative tax ideas, with local notes on roads, schools, and public offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fulton County, Telephone Company
Sandwich
Springfield
Tazewell County
Ottawa
Nelson
Spring Valley
Chicago
Illinois
Belvidere
Sam
Aurora
Harrison
Harry G. Cook
la Salle County
Anner
Spring Valley Coal Company
Lombard College
Galesburg
Ceirigente
Appellate Court
Buread County
Princeton
Stark County
Henry County
Putnam County
Lee County
Marshall County
Dixon
Peoria
Salvation Army
Chisago
Ito
Bury—The
Pearl
Hennepin Canal
Bureau County
Lake Michigan
Mississippi
Illinois River
Michigan Canal
Rock River
Rook Island
Tanner
Peoria County
Bartonville
Mingle
Peoria Star
Cumming
Ottawa Republican
Lis Viotime
the Supervisors of
Rock Island
Organization
Freeborn
New York Sun