Today marks the 100th anniversary of the Cherry Mine Disaster.

This year marks the 100th anniversary of one of America’s deadliest mining disasters that occurred in the small town of Cherry, Illinois one hundred years ago on November 13, 1909 when 259 miners lost their lives.

Due to the overwhelming amount of haunted places to visit in Illinois, I will break this down into a couple parts so the articles don’t seem overwhelming. I hope you enjoy these articles as much as I have enjoyed writing them.

This describes the scariest and most haunted places in the state of Illinois.

The ultimate fashion question for Michelle Obama and other American women.

It’s outrageous that some of these outdated ordinances are still on the books, and stunning that the silly statutes were passed in the first place.

There are many haunted houses in the United States, but these make the top 10.

Native American mascots have always been a highly contested subject, but what do non-Native Americans really think about their teams’ mascots?

A bigger fire, compared with all the previous ones, broke out in the center of the city of Chicago. Inability of firemen to get to the fire quickly gave the flames a quick start from which, aided by a brisk wind, they were able to push the fire beyond the control of the fire department.

In August 1908, Springfield, Illinois, experienced three days of racial violence after the murder of a white man and the alleged rape of a white woman by black men. In response, an angry mob of white rioters wreaked havoc on the city, destroying black businesses, homes, and lives.