Elly Bartges describes the competitive nature of her family.

Ellyn Bartges' Competitive Family

Ellyn Bartges describes her experience at an Iowa basketball tournament.

Ellyn Bartges at the Iowa basketball tournament

Ellyn Bartges discusses what Title IX means to her

Ellyn Bartges and Title IX

Lorene Ramsey discusses how Title IX changed girl's experiences in school forever, and how Illinois was not a leader in the change.

Oral History Program

Lorene Ramsey and Title IX

A brief biography of jazz great Miles Davis.

MILES DAVIS

MILES DAVIS AUDIO BIO FINAL

ALPLM Executive Director Christina Shutt speaks to WDWS about Juneteenth.

Juneteenth Interview with WDWS

James Frazier talks about his son Jake joining the military after the Sept. 11 attacks. Jake Frazier died in Afghanistan.

9 - 11 James Frazier

Former governor James R. Thompson describes activity at his law firm on the day of the Sept. 11 terror attacks.

9 - 11 Thompson 1

Thomas Lamont describes the day of the Sept. 11 attacks. He later served in Iraq and as assistant secretary of the Army.

9 - 11 Tom Lamont

The Chicago Bears' one and only Super Bowl victory

1-26 Bicentennial Minute - Super Bowl Bears

The Ohio River flood of 1937 caused devastation from Pittsburgh to Cairo. One of the hardest-hit locations was Shawneetown.

1-30 Bicentennial Minute - Shawneetown Flood

Led by Gov. Edward Coles, voters in the young state of Illinois narrowly reject a move to legalize slavery. However, it would continue surreptitiously or under other names for decades more.

8-6 Bicentennial Minute - Vote on Slavery

Legendary director and choreographer Bob Fosse was born and raised in Chicago, and one of his most famous musicals was named "Chicago." He died on Sept. 23, 1987.

9-23 Bicentennial Minute - Bob Fosse

Black Hawk was a charismatic and respected warrior who persuaded hundreds of Sauk and Meskwaki men and women to attempt to reclaim their land in Illinois. They lost the brief "Black Hawk War," but their leader's name was engraved in history.

10-3 Bicentennial Minute - Black Hawk

Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad was born Oct. 7, 1897, in Georgia as Elijah Poole.

10-7 Bicentennial Minute - Elijah Muhammad

Neal Gamm served as the unofficial governor of "Forgottonia" during a semi-serious movement to have western Illinois secede from Illinois because it was being forgotten by government leaders.

10-25 Bicentennial Minute - Forgottonia

College football star Red Grange elevated the status of the NFL when he agreed to play for the questionable young league. He also hired an agent who negotiated a groundbreaking deal for the U of Illinois player.

11-22 Bicentennial Minute - Red Grange

Lester Gillis -- known in the annals of crime as "Baby Face Nelson" -- was a bank robber and murderer who was declared Public Enemy No. 1 in October 1934. He was killed a month later in a gunfight with police.

11-27 Bicentennial Minute - Baby Face Nelson

The museum and research library dedicated to the story of America's 16th president.

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

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