There is a Calhoun North elementary school at 2833 W. Adams which would be one street over from Jackson Blvd and would be by Francisco. The phone number is 773-534-6940. It is from K - 8th grade. If it is a large school it may be between Adams and Jackson. Lillian from Parma Heights, OHIO -----Original Message----- From: tjdraus@mhtc.net To: cook-co-il-d@rootsweb.com Sent: Mon, 30 Apr 2007 10:46 PM Subject: [COOK-CO-IL] school info I have a graduation program from a Chicago school named CALHOUN. It does indicate if this is for a grade school or a high school. The address of the school on the program is Jackson Blvd, and Francisco Ave. The program is dated June 19 1924. I want to know if this is a grade school or a high school. Can you help me. Thank you. ..Tom ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COOK-CO-IL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ________________________________________________________________________ Check Out the new free AIM(R) Mail -- 2 GB of storage and industry-leading spam and email virus protection.

Could I please have an obit lookup for Helen M. Connolly Died: February 25, 2002 in Chicago She would have been 84 years old. I don't have the names of any of her family members. She was my dad's first cousin. Thanks, Lois

I have a graduation program from a Chicago school named CALHOUN. It does indicate if this is for a grade school or a high school. The address of the school on the program is Jackson Blvd, and Francisco Ave. The program is dated June 19 1924. I want to know if this is a grade school or a high school. Can you help me. Thank you. ..Tom

Happy Monday... I've been trying to find the online index for the "Probate Will Index" and "Probate Case Search" databases and cannot seem to find anything older than 1995. Can anyone post the instructions/link? THANKS! Peter U. ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com.

My mother-in-law and her sisters lived in Chicago in those days and were single and dating. I imagine that they attended dances at the Aragon Ballroom. Their name was Haky, they were Helen Haky, Irene Haky, Marge Haky, and Trudy Haky. Thanks for sharing, edie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dorothy Cody" <wcody@san.rr.com> To: <cook-co-il@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 27, 2007 5:23 PM Subject: [COOK-CO-IL] Aragon Ballroom >I didn't start going to the Aragon Ballroom until about 1940. It was a >great place to dance and listen to the great bands of the day. Thanks for >bringing back memories. > > I met my husband there. We were married for 62 years. > > Wish I could help you > > Dorothy > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > COOK-CO-IL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Grace Thank you so much for the title of the book about the war years in Chicago. I will certainly put that on my wish list too. I lived on the north side of Chicago I met my future husband at the Aragon Ballroom with a group of friends who were saying good-bye to several loved ones, my husband-to-be included. I'm 83 years old but I remember the pink dress that I wore too. Wonderful memories of sad times. We were the lucky ones - my husband came back from two tours of the Pacific. Dorothy

I love the thoughts about the Aragon Ballroom. I grew up in the western suburbs of Chicago and had never been that "far north". After the war a soldier I had written to [knew his brother but had never met him--found his name on a book plate in a textbook in one of my classes] took me dancing there. I will be 81 next month and I still remember the dress I wore that evening and going to the Brass Rail in the Loop after wards. What a fond memory. I didn't marry him, but we both had happy memories of knowing each other. There is a new book out "Dream When You're Feeling Blue" by an author named Beck that I can't wait to read. It is about the war years in Chicago from a woman's perspective. The reviews sound like it will be a fun book to read. Grace

Hello, Would some kind soul help with an obit look-up. William Sturges: 1943-08-07, Cook Co., Chicago. I would appreciate any and all help. Thank you for you time and energy. Kind reguards, Martha in CA

Grace and Ruth... Thank you both for sharing old memories. I love reading about them. And thank you for the book recommendation. I'll put it on my wish-list. Lois Subject: Re: [COOK-CO-IL] Aragon Ballroom >I love the thoughts about the Aragon Ballroom. I grew up in the western >suburbs of Chicago and had never been that "far north". After the war a >soldier I had written to [knew his brother but had never met him--found his >name on a book plate in a textbook in one of my classes] took me dancing >there. I will be 81 next month and I still remember the dress I wore that >evening and going to the Brass Rail in the Loop after wards. What a fond >memory. I didn't marry him, but we both had happy memories of knowing each >other. > There is a new book out "Dream When You're Feeling Blue" by an author > named Beck that I can't wait to read. It is about the war years in Chicago > from a woman's perspective. The reviews sound like it will be a fun book > to read. Grace

Hello Dorothy, My Mom was a dance instructor at the Aragon and a member of the "21 Club" (is that the correct name? do I have the right number?) in the late 1930's/early 1940's. She was the most graceful person I have ever known. I, on the otherhand, have two left feet...just like my Dad, but that didn't keep her from marrying him! When I was 14 (in 1964) we took the Lawrence Avenue bus one summer Sunday evening...just the two of us (we didn't have a car)...because she wanted to show me the Aragon. The building was locked and dark and, of course, by then the building and the neighborhood had begun to deteriorate. I do recall she and my Dad went to the Aragon for a "reunion" of sorts of the Big Band Days (was that sometime around 1965 or 1966?). I think the bandleader that night might have been Wayne King. Do you recall this? They were given a keepsake photo of the inside of the ballroom in its hey-day and she showed me on the picture where she would always stand. She put that picture into her photo album together with an news article about the Aragon and a clipping about Dick Jurgens who, I believe was her favorite bandleader. My Mom always said those were the most carefree and happiest days of her life. Not that her family took place to the Aragon, but I knew what she meant. How she just loved to reminisce about those days! About the clothes and the music and the elegance of it all! You are so lucky to have been a part of it, too! Sincerely, Ruth Susmarski PS - Mom's maiden name was Helen Borski. Dorothy Cody <wcody@san.rr.com> wrote: I didn't start going to the Aragon Ballroom until about 1940. It was a great place to dance and listen to the great bands of the day. Thanks for bringing back memories. I met my husband there. We were married for 62 years. Wish I could help you Dorothy ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COOK-CO-IL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --------------------------------- Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell? Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos.

Thank you so much for mentioning the book about Chicago (Chicago Encycloprdia) I'm going to check it out. I know my sister and I would be interested. The owners of the Aragon Ballroom also owned a ballroom on the south side of Chicago. It was called the Trianon Ballroom. It was suppose to be equally beautiful and was very popular too. Rose - sorry to hear about your shoulder - take care

Hello I did look at the wills and probate index on line for our Gunn family in Evanston. I found a will for Margaret S Gunn died 10 July 1992. I am in Scotland so might be difficult getting more information. I would also love to find an obituary Kay >

Hi List, Can anyone see if there is the obits for these two guys. GRASKE, Arthur, died 9 May 1927 Chicago GRASKE, William, died 15 Oct 1926 Chicago I am looking to see if one of these two men may have been the husband to Minnie Unknown Jensen Graske. Her maiden name nmay have been Eiglebrecht. She had one son Donald Jensen born abt 1905 that may also be listed in the obit. Minnie is listed with her son in 1930 as a widow Minnie Graske. Looking at the IL Death Index, these two are the only ones that fall in the time frame. Thanks Laurie

some counties have a flat fee some charge 1.00 a page what does Cook County charge? take care, Debbie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lois Campbell" <luv2pla@earthlink.net> To: "Raven Fan" <tm5173@comcast.net>; <Jaycoxsusa@aol.com>; <cook-co-il@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2007 6:34 PM Subject: Re: [COOK-CO-IL] Cook County Wills Online Index Search > Thanks, Bobbi. That's what I'm hoping to find...the names of their > children. > How many pages did yours average? I assume they charge 'by the page', > right? > If it's too costly, I may have to spread it out over time. > Lois > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Raven Fan" <tm5173@comcast.net> > To: "Lois Campbell" <luv2pla@earthlink.net>; <Jaycoxsusa@aol.com>; > <cook-co-il@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2007 6:42 AM > Subject: Re: Cook County Wills Online Index Search > > >> Hi, >> >> I requested the Probate Wills of both my grandfathers and received them >> in >> a short amount of time. I didn't even have the Index Number or Filing >> Date. I filled out the Probate Will Request at the Cook County site, did >> whatever they asked of me, and received the complete court proceedings. >> >> At first I was just curious to know what was contained in these papers. >> After reading them I discovered that one of my grandfathers had 10 >> children, not 8 as I knew at the time. This led me to find those birth & >> death certs plus locate the graves of the children. This led to even >> more >> interesting information. >> >> Good Luck in getting those Probate Will papers. Go for it! >> >> Take care >> >> Bobbi McCaffrey >> >> >> From: "Lois Campbell" <luv2pla@earthlink.net> >> >> >>>I just got around to checking the "Probate Will Index" and "Probate Case >>>Search" databases and was pleasantly surprised to see five possible >>>relatives. I made note of the case numbers and filing dates. Are these >>>public records? I looked all over the site but I couldn't details on >>>acquiring copies. Has anyone had experience with this? >>> >>> Lois in CA >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > COOK-CO-IL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Diane, The links are immediately below my message and were from a message originally created by Jaycoxusa. Lois > Lois, > > What is the URL for Probate Will Index and Probate Case Search > for Chicago, Cook? Also, what years does it cover? > > Thanks. > > Diane Jacobs > Somerset, NJ > > > -----Original Message----- > From: cook-co-il-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:cook-co-il-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Lois Campbell > Sent: Friday, April 27, 2007 11:11 PM > To: Jaycoxsusa@aol.com; cook-co-il@rootsweb.com > Subject: [COOK-CO-IL] Cook County Wills Online Index Search > > I just got around to checking the "Probate Will Index" and "Probate Case > Search" databases and was pleasantly surprised to see five possible > relatives. I made note of the case numbers and filing dates. Are these > public records? I looked all over the site but I couldn't details on > acquiring copies. Has anyone had experience with this? > > Lois in CA > > >>I don't know if this was answered but they do have an online index to >>Wills >> and Probate in Cook County: >> >> Probate Will Index: >> _http://198.173.15.34/?section=CASEINFOPage&CASEINFOPage=4220_ >> (http://198.173.15.34/?section=CASEINFOPage&CASEINFOPage=4220) >> Probate Case Search: >> _http://198.173.15.34/?section=CASEINFOPage&CASEINFOPage=4210_ >> (http://198.173.15.34/?section=CASEINFOPage&CASEINFOPage=4210) >> Court Cases: >> _http://198.173.15.34/?section=CASEINFOPage&CASEINFOPage=2400_ >> (http://198.173.15.34/?section=CASEINFOPage&CASEINFOPage=2400) >> Archive Holdings: >> _http://198.173.15.34/?section=RecArchivePage&RecArchivePage=6000_ >> (http://198.173.15.34/?section=RecArchivePage&RecArchivePage=6000) > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > COOK-CO-IL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

Thanks, Bobbi. That's what I'm hoping to find...the names of their children. How many pages did yours average? I assume they charge 'by the page', right? If it's too costly, I may have to spread it out over time. Lois ----- Original Message ----- From: "Raven Fan" <tm5173@comcast.net> To: "Lois Campbell" <luv2pla@earthlink.net>; <Jaycoxsusa@aol.com>; <cook-co-il@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2007 6:42 AM Subject: Re: Cook County Wills Online Index Search > Hi, > > I requested the Probate Wills of both my grandfathers and received them in > a short amount of time. I didn't even have the Index Number or Filing > Date. I filled out the Probate Will Request at the Cook County site, did > whatever they asked of me, and received the complete court proceedings. > > At first I was just curious to know what was contained in these papers. > After reading them I discovered that one of my grandfathers had 10 > children, not 8 as I knew at the time. This led me to find those birth & > death certs plus locate the graves of the children. This led to even more > interesting information. > > Good Luck in getting those Probate Will papers. Go for it! > > Take care > > Bobbi McCaffrey > > > From: "Lois Campbell" <luv2pla@earthlink.net> > > >>I just got around to checking the "Probate Will Index" and "Probate Case >>Search" databases and was pleasantly surprised to see five possible >>relatives. I made note of the case numbers and filing dates. Are these >>public records? I looked all over the site but I couldn't details on >>acquiring copies. Has anyone had experience with this? >> >> Lois in CA >

Lois, What is the URL for Probate Will Index and Probate Case Search for Chicago, Cook? Also, what years does it cover? Thanks. Diane Jacobs Somerset, NJ -----Original Message----- From: cook-co-il-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:cook-co-il-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Lois Campbell Sent: Friday, April 27, 2007 11:11 PM To: Jaycoxsusa@aol.com; cook-co-il@rootsweb.com Subject: [COOK-CO-IL] Cook County Wills Online Index Search I just got around to checking the "Probate Will Index" and "Probate Case Search" databases and was pleasantly surprised to see five possible relatives. I made note of the case numbers and filing dates. Are these public records? I looked all over the site but I couldn't details on acquiring copies. Has anyone had experience with this? Lois in CA >I don't know if this was answered but they do have an online index to Wills > and Probate in Cook County: > > Probate Will Index: > _http://198.173.15.34/?section=CASEINFOPage&CASEINFOPage=4220_ > (http://198.173.15.34/?section=CASEINFOPage&CASEINFOPage=4220) > Probate Case Search: > _http://198.173.15.34/?section=CASEINFOPage&CASEINFOPage=4210_ > (http://198.173.15.34/?section=CASEINFOPage&CASEINFOPage=4210) > Court Cases: > _http://198.173.15.34/?section=CASEINFOPage&CASEINFOPage=2400_ > (http://198.173.15.34/?section=CASEINFOPage&CASEINFOPage=2400) > Archive Holdings: > _http://198.173.15.34/?section=RecArchivePage&RecArchivePage=6000_ > (http://198.173.15.34/?section=RecArchivePage&RecArchivePage=6000) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COOK-CO-IL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi, I requested the Probate Wills of both my grandfathers and received them in a short amount of time. I didn't even have the Index Number or Filing Date. I filled out the Probate Will Request at the Cook County site, did whatever they asked of me, and received the complete court proceedings. At first I was just curious to know what was contained in these papers. After reading them I discovered that one of my grandfathers had 10 children, not 8 as I knew at the time. This led me to find those birth & death certs plus locate the graves of the children. This led to even more interesting information. Good Luck in getting those Probate Will papers. Go for it! Take care Bobbi McCaffrey From: "Lois Campbell" <luv2pla@earthlink.net> >I just got around to checking the "Probate Will Index" and "Probate Case >Search" databases and was pleasantly surprised to see five possible >relatives. I made note of the case numbers and filing dates. Are these >public records? I looked all over the site but I couldn't details on >acquiring copies. Has anyone had experience with this? > > Lois in CA

Hello, Is there anyone in the list who has a connection with the QUETLER family that was living in the Chicago area 1915 to ????. Thanks, Shirley _________________________________________________________________ Get a FREE Web site, company branded e-mail and more from Microsoft Office Live! http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/mcrssaub0050001411mrt/direct/01/

I just got around to checking the "Probate Will Index" and "Probate Case Search" databases and was pleasantly surprised to see five possible relatives. I made note of the case numbers and filing dates. Are these public records? I looked all over the site but I couldn't details on acquiring copies. Has anyone had experience with this? Lois in CA >I don't know if this was answered but they do have an online index to Wills > and Probate in Cook County: > > Probate Will Index: > _http://198.173.15.34/?section=CASEINFOPage&CASEINFOPage=4220_ > (http://198.173.15.34/?section=CASEINFOPage&CASEINFOPage=4220) > Probate Case Search: > _http://198.173.15.34/?section=CASEINFOPage&CASEINFOPage=4210_ > (http://198.173.15.34/?section=CASEINFOPage&CASEINFOPage=4210) > Court Cases: > _http://198.173.15.34/?section=CASEINFOPage&CASEINFOPage=2400_ > (http://198.173.15.34/?section=CASEINFOPage&CASEINFOPage=2400) > Archive Holdings: > _http://198.173.15.34/?section=RecArchivePage&RecArchivePage=6000_ > (http://198.173.15.34/?section=RecArchivePage&RecArchivePage=6000)