Uncategorized The Chic Perkins Comedy Company 4 Mar 20193 Mar 2019 For the better part of McHenry’s early history, the Riverside Hotel was the place for some of the best entertainment in the city. In the early 1890s, the Riverside featured…
Uncategorized The Bridge Ballroom 29 Jan 201928 Jan 2019 In the beginning of the 1930s, the Polly Prim soon went by the name of ‘The Bridge’ or ‘The Bridge Ballroom.’ During the 1930s and 1940s, the Bridge would operate…
Uncategorized The Closing of the West McHenry Post Office 12 Oct 201817 Oct 2018 When the McHenry Post Office moved in 1882, it opened up one of the most interesting parts of the city’s history. For many years, McHenry was the only city in…
Uncategorized The 1926 West McHenry Fire 4 Sep 20182 Sep 2018 In the early morning of April 11, 1926, Mathias Laures was walking down Main Street in West McHenry when he noticed a fire in the back of the Justen Furniture…
Uncategorized The Mysterious Case of Frederick Wennerstrom pt. 2 19 Jul 201818 Jul 2018 On the night of September 5, George Phister was just starting his security rounds at the Ravinia Park Casino when he was overtaken by a group of men in the…
Uncategorized McHenry’s 1st Christmas Parade 5 Dec 2017 On December 10, 1961, McHenry Held its first Christmas Parade. Sponsored by the city’s Chamber of Commerce, the idea was to celebrate the holiday season as well as drum up…
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