One of the very first watches, created by a locksmith. Today it is nearly impossible to find watchmakers to service or repair vintage mechanical pocket and wristwatches, so we have to do it ourselves.

National Museum of American History Abraham Lincoln's Watch, around 1858 National Museum of American History Watch, Hamilton Watch Co. National Museum of American History Watch, Hampden Railroad Watch ...

A postcard and a pocket watches are among the top lots in a sale of Titanic memorabilia that is super to excite history buffs ...

Splash’s lead columnist has been forced out of silence by the results in America. I have on my wrist a wristwatch made in the ...

Kendall, 18, of Elgin, was pistol-whipped and shot during the confrontation. He was taken to John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County in critical condition and died hours later. “Nobody is ...

"I lost my best friend, my little brother. For what? Maybe he had $20 in his pocket." The news of Jess' death hit his Elgin ...

ELGIN, Ill. – Crews battled a large fire at an Elgin commercial building Tuesday afternoon. Officials said crews were sent to the 1000 block of St. Charles Street in Elgin for reports of a large ...

ELGIN, Ill. (WLS) -- A fire destroyed part of a construction supply store in west suburban Elgin Tuesday afternoon. Chopper 7 was over the scene around 2:30 p.m. as firefighters worked to put out ...

ELGIN, Ill. - An Elgin man was fatally shot during a robbery near the United Center on Sunday night. Relatives say the victim wanted to surprise his girlfriend with tickets to a Lil Durk concert ...

Mitzi Gaynor, a one-time Elgin resident who went on to become the effervescent dancer and actor who starred as Nellie Forbush in "South Pacific," has died at age 93. Skip to content All Sections ...

n 1865 William Foster Nye, a Cape Cod-born adventurer and entrepreneur in the true American style, who had tried his hand at ...

The streets of downtown Elgin will come alive with the walking dead on Saturday as Nightmare on Chicago Street returns. The annual zombie fest, unleashed for its 12th year, features hundreds of ...