The Fire Department Champs of 1937
Western Springs’ population was barely 4,000 in 1937. But, its volunteer firefighters managed to win national honors at a tournament held in Chicago’s Soldier Field. By 1937, the village’s fire department had been conducting training drills every Monday night for three or four years. So, when the City of Chicago
An American Success Story, Here in Western Springs
How hard work and determination paid off for a 16-year-old immigrant from Sicily. In 1899, a 16-year-old boy named August Serio came to the United States from Palermo, Sicily. After working and saving his money, he returned to marry Anna Calderone. But, the Italian Army inducted him, even though he
How a Blind Man Improved Western Springs’ Water
Accidentally blinded in1922, Sidney Hull moved to our village just so he could commute more easily to his job at Western Electric. But, his impact on our town would be long-lasting. In 1922, Sidney Hull was a 31-year-old chemist working in the research laboratory of Western Electric’s Hawthorne Works in