The History of Joy High School The village of Joy, Illinois is located in the near northwestern part of the state on Il. Rt. 17 approximately 7.5 miles east of the Mississippi River. The town and its population of 373 residents is located in the middle-western portion of Mercer County, approximately 30 miles (as the crow […]
The History of Loxa Lee Academy Loxa (population approximately 100) is located in lower eastern Illinois in Coles County. The village is situated on County Road 1100E just north of Illinois Route 16. Loxa is located in the central portion of Coles County approximately 6 miles east of Mattoon and 5 miles west of Charleston. […]
The Batavia Institute High School building today has been repurposed and is used as an apartment building. HISTORY OF BATAVIA INSTITUTE HIGH SCHOOL Batavia (population 26,098) is located in far northeastern Illinois in the far eastern portion of Kane County. The eastern portion of Batavia extends into DuPage County as well. Illinois Routes 25 and […]
Posted on March 2, 2022 by davenanninga in Uncategorized The History of Elgin Academy Elgin (population: 101,903 as of 2007) is located in northeastern Illinois about 40 miles west of Chicago. The community is based primarily in Kane County, although some of it has now spilled over into Cook. The Fox River runs thru the city as does Illinois Routes 25 & 31, along with US 20, […]
The History of Peoria Quest Charter High School Peoria (population 110,460) is located in the upper central portion of Illinois in the lower eastern portion of Peoria County along the banks of the Illinois River. Peoria was first settled in the 1690s. Peoria County was established in 1825. The city was named after a Native […]
The History of Freeport Aquin Catholic High School Freeport (population 26,443) is located in northwestern Illinois in Stephenson County, roughly 20 miles south of the Illinois-Wisconsin border, and 25 miles west of Rockford. US Route 20, along with Illinois 26 & 75 connect the city with the rest of the region, as does a line operated […]
The History of Friendsville High School Friendsville (population 25?) is located in far southeastern Illinois in the east-central portion of Wabash County. The town is situated in a true country setting on County Road 1950N at Friendsville Avenue. The location is about 6 miles north and a little west of Mt. Carmel. Friendsville was established […]