“The” Mr. Illinois
@mr1llinois
Illinois enthusiast, Certified Illinois County Expert. ❤️ libraries, buildings, nature, history. Ask your library to book my programs!
I have arrived in the Lincoln Heritage Corridor and checked into my room.
Mr. Illinois & the “Illinois” Family confirmed safe from this blast mere blocks from our home. Def felt it tho! I’ll continue to post sporadic Illinois content as proof of life; if you see no tweets, assume another blast got me. My haters are closing in but they missed this time
A massive blast has leveled part of the BP gas station at Ogden & Oak Park Avenues in Berwyn. Flammable product under pressure continues to burn as firefighters keep vapors down & the surrounding wreckage cool. Injuries are unknown. Avoid the area. More at cbsnews.com/chicago/live
The 10-foot Crusader, designed by the great sculptor Lorado Taft, who stands guard over newspaperman Victor Lawson’s nameless grave. I grew up vacationing on Lawson’s former estate on Green Lake (WI), now home to two golf courses bearing his name.
I actually offer a similar tour of notable Illinois colleges for only $30,000. It will include transportation, lodging, tours, and dining, and the one and only "Mr. Illinois" will write a letter of reference for your child.
College tours are big business. One company is charging $300K for a 4-day trip to these schools. Insane details below.
This 1859 horse-drawn railway car is the oldest piece of rolling stock on display at the Illinois railway museum and would have been in service when Lincoln was in Chicago for the 1860 convention—perhaps he saw it go by!
Lincoln heads take note, out from @IllinoisPress this week. If u don’t know Davis, he was a crucial ally of a Lincoln’s in Illinois & a good friend; he traveled the legal circuit in the early days, then helped engineer his nomination for president. Lincoln named him to supreme ct
Illinois Central employees WWII Memorial at the Illinois Railway Museum
Abraham Lincoln on Bascom Hill in Madison. A duplicate version of this 1909 statue by Adolph Weinman sits near Lincoln’s Kentucky birthplace.
Broadway Diner in Baraboo, manufactured by the Paterson Vehicle Co. in NJ
Saw some tall birds at the International Crane Foundation in Baraboo, WI.
