Jim Black: Pilers, filers and tossers
This column, first published March 4, 2007 in the Walworth County Week, is part of Jim Black's 2022 collection, "Just Call Me a Gardener — and other wonders along the…
Jim Black: You Can’t Get There From Here
This column, first published Sept. 10, 2006 in the Walworth County Week, is part of Jim Black’s 2022 collection, “Just Call Me a Gardener — and other wonders along the…
From the archive: The dream known as Lake Ivanhoe
Originally designed early in the last century as a country haven for well educated, prosperous black Chicagoans, Lake Ivanhoe's rustic surroundings still provide a measure of peace for those who…
Tracking down ‘The Beast of Bray Road’
The rumors floated around town for years about the Beast of Bray Road, a wolfish-looking creature that ran on two legs and had been seen around the Bray Road area…