Join presenter Gary Midkiff in a program designed to celebrate the Illinois Bicentennial by covering events from all corners of the state and connecting those events to national history. Hear about the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, the race riots of 1917, the 1800s New Madrid earthquakes, the Lincoln - Douglas debates and more.
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The Schaumburg Township District Library serves in excess of 134,000 residents in portions of the municipalities Elk Grove Village, Hanover Park, Hoffman Estates, Schaumburg and Streamwood. With over 1 million visitors each year, the library circulates over 2,000,000 items annually and is the second largest public library in the state of Illinois.