1893: Visitors to the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago got to ride the debut of the first Ferris wheel, which was ...

Whalebacks were invented and designed by Capt. Alexander McDougall (1845-1923), a Scottish immigrant and industrialist.

Everyone loves state fairs, but how much do you really know about them? These fun facts about state fairs might surprise you!

This story is the first of three about the building housing the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry in Jackson Park.

The highly controversial Operation Paperclip saw the U.S. Government utilize disgraced Nazi scientists to get ahead of ...

Developer Robert Harte has done projects all over the world, including in Southeast Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, Monaco, Hawaii and New York State's Hudson Valley. The Downers Grove native moved ...