Tucked away off Wentworth Road (Route 1B) and across from the BG’s Boathouse Restaurant lies what remains of an old ice pond, which was also a quarry, a swimming hole, and a dumping site. Locals might ...

The Amherst Historical Society recently hosted a series of Quarry Tours for guests to see the Cleveland Quarry, tour the Cleveland Stone Companies facilities and more. The quarry tour, in partnership ...

If you’ve ever wondered how the Elmhurst Quarry helps keep floodwaters back, now is your chance to get a rare behind-the-scenes look. DuPage County Stormwater Management, in partnership with the ...

Readers can learn more about Lemont’s Smoky Row, quarry history and some historic people that helped shape the village in the zine celebrating the village’s 150th anniversary. “It highlights ...