Canal lessons connect past to present in I M Canal study
Teachers from Illinois schools gathered to deepen student understanding of the Illinois and Michigan Canal. They explored its role in westward expansion, urban growth, and local history, using visual, sensory, and hands on activities. Discussions covered sanitation, immigrant labor, and place names tracing back to Native American roots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarver
Jeanne Cook
St. John’s Lutheran School
Wheaton
Young Giles
Chicago
Jane Wilson
Holy Family School
Oglesby
Utica
Philip Vierling
Illinois & Michigan Canal
Wilson
Cook
Lake Michigan Water
Young-Giles
Peter Gosby
United States
Ireland
Laurie Scott
Canal Corridor Association
Canal Ties Chicago To River System And Immigrant Labor
The Illinois and Michigan Canal linked Chicago to southern markets, built by Irish German and Swedish immigrants under harsh conditions. Opened 1848 after delays, it shortened trips and spurred growth while later aiding waste transport. The S and M Canal and Sanitary Canal reshaped sewage disposal. environmental issues persist near the Chicago River and Bubbly Creek, with notable fossils at Mazon Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Laurie Scott
Canal Corridor Association
Scott
Illinois
Philip Vierling
Illinois & Michigan Canal
LaSalle- Peru
Vierling
Chicago River
S & M Canal
Des Plaines
Sanitary and Ship Canal
Upton Sinclair
Karla Young-Giles
Young Giles
Mazon Creek
Judge Murphy Urges Redirected Funds to Education and Justice Reform
Judge Murphy called for shifting money from lengthy incarceration toward children’s futures, counseling, and domestic violence and substance abuse programs. She advocates a unified court system for all child related cases, criticizing the current fragmented structure and citing better communication as key to reducing truancy and violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphy
the Star
Donald P. O’connell
Claudia G. Conlon
Samuels
K.C. Conlon
Conlon
Patrick S. Grossi
Joy L. Lee
Markham
Cook County
DePaul University College of Law
Federal Defender Panel
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Phil Faso
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Lockport
Art Vassy
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Frankfort
Prairie-Hills
J. Kay Giles
Prairie-Hills Jr. High School
Meyer
Ow & Ready
Stony Island
Anwood
Klinsi
Odyssey Country Club
Ridgeland Avenue
Tinley Park
Zio
Abby Foundation
P.O
Olympia Fields
Abby
Loleta Didrickson
Kathleen Field Orr
Abbey
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