Strike up the Band!

The Libertyville Band The Libertyville Village Band is celebrating more than 30 seasons of music this summer, but the origins of a village band go back much farther than that. Although evidence is scant, some documentation reveals clues about a band that existed as soon as 1867. The earliest photo, dated 1898, features a small…

Meet Me At the Fair

Lake County Fair1908 Picture yourself walking along the midway at the county fair recently and then suddenly being transported back one hundred years. The neon signs fade away, replaced by colorful banners above the booths. Acrobats amuse passersby, people scream on the rides, the barns are full of the sounds and smells of prize farm…