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Landmarks: Story of Roosevelt’s globe highlights revived Dixie Highway tour
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 week agoFor a little while, there was a big secret in Chicago Heights. Washington bigwigs were visiting. Mysterious shipments of valuable resources would arrive. Something important was happening on ...
Oscar Lawton Wilkerson, Chicago Heights native and area’s last surviving Tuskegee Airman, dies
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOscar Lawton Wilkerson Jr., a member of the Tuskegee Airmen, the nation’s first Black aviation combat unit, died the day before his 97th birthday. Wilkerson, who was born in Chicago Heights ...
The alluring and enduring art of globe making in the age of Google Earth
NY Post via Yahoo News· 1 month agoLONDON (AP) — Find a globe in your local library or classroom and try this: Close the eyes, spin it...
Landmarks: Ancient grove along Thorn Creek remains open thanks to 55-year-old grassroots effort
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe hiking paths at Thorn Creek Woods Nature Preserve are rife with vestiges of the people who care...