


Grant Park in Galena, Illinois
It is easy to get caught up in the excitement of this busy little town and not look at the whole picture. I don’t know about any of you, but […]

The Dowling House…Galena, IL
Haunted and Historic...the Dowling House

Finding the Blues Brothers in Illinois
I have to say that besides “Ferris Bueller,” the other movie that SCREAMS Illinois is the “Blues Brothers.” Funny enough, for me I first found them at the Joliet Correctional […]

Chicago in the Summer of 2020
This past August, I headed downtown Chicago with one thought in mind- adventure! Having parked before behind “The Bean” in Millennium Park before with the family, I was happy to […]

The Wizard of Oz Park
On a cold and very windy day this past October, I decided to get my tail on over to Lincoln Park..a suburb of Chicago. I had heard of a beautiful […]

The Ghost Story of “The Italian Bride”
Most of us enjoy a good yarn spun around a campfire, or these days, by the light of our cellphones. I was intrigued when I heard this story because of […]

Cantigny Park… Wheaton, IL
During my search of the extraordinary out of a summer that has been that AND so much more, I came across a place called “Cantigny Park.” A beautiful park, this […]