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Historic Highlights: Clashes at Lexington and Concord opened the Revolutionary War

April 19 marks the anniversary of the clashes at Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, between colonial militia and British regulars in 1775 that opened the Revolutionary War.

By Tom Emery●

Reflections column: Illinois’ Revolutionary War heroes made sure we were part of the U.S.

Many true Revolutionary War heroes participated in the better-known events of the war, but others fought in areas far from the glory of the battles along the Atlantic coast in the 13 original colonies.

By Roger Matile - for Shaw Local News Network●

Historic Highlights: Catastrophic Donner Party left from Illinois

April 14 marks the 180th anniversary of the departure of the Donner expedition, which took off from what is today the south side of Old Capitol Plaza in downtown Springfield in 1846.

By Tom Emery●

Mitch Albom: Woman caught in Zoom lie pays an unexpected price

Zoom conversations, grossly popularized during the COVID-19 era, invite deception that never existed in face-to-face encounters.

By Mitch Albom●

Historic Highlights: Downstate Illinois resident was a survivor of the Titanic

Richard Becker, who lived in Jacksonville in the late 1930s and early 1940s, was among the 712 survivors of the Titanic, which smashed into an iceberg in the north Atlantic late on April 14, 1912.

By Tom Emery●