On July 23, 1814, Alexandrians read in the Alexandria Gazette that British ships again were sailing up the Potomac River and further, that they had attacked the county seat of Calvert County, Md. The ...

Christie’s announced that it will offer works from the collection of The Illustrated London News Group in the Interiors sale on 7 October ...

On Aug. 18, 1814, authorities in Washington learned that British warships were sailing up the Patuxent River in considerable force. Was Washington their target? Taking no chances, the authorities ...

When I was little, I often said, "I don't like XYZ." It was natural. It was honest. No beating around the bush. No pretending. It was a phrase every parent has heard more times than they would like.

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) — On December 24, 1814, the War of 1812 ended on Christmas Eve after about two and a half years of fighting. The war started because Americans had had enough of intrusive British ...

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For the unbeatable price of $1, the village of Vernon Hills will be taking over the historic Cuneo Mansion and Gardens from Loyola University Chicago, turning the page on another chapter of the ...

A court has committed a teenaged girl to stand trial for murder over the death of a 24-year-old man in a Hervey Bay caravan park. The girl was 14 at the time of the incident and the court heard she ...

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After 15 years, Loyola University Chicago will be ending its association with the Cuneo Mansion & Gardens in Vernon Hills. Loyola is discontinuing operations of the grounds and mansion and will ...

VERNON HILLS, Ill. (WLS) -- Brides-to-be were left scrambling, after a popular wedding venue canceled their dates unexpectedly. A Chicago woman says she got the news this week that she no longer has a ...

VERNON HILLS, Ill. (WGN) — Jessica Bautista booked her dream wedding venue three months before her boyfriend of more than a decade proposed. But now, the location that also played host to the 1997 rom ...