Revolutionary War Records. It was the shot heard 'round the world â the beginning of America's war for independence from British rule on April 19, 1775. Led by General George Washington, some 217,000 American service members eventually fought in the Revolutionary War, each with their own unique tale of bravery, sacrifice and honor.
Joliet (/ËdÊoÊli.Ét/ or /dÊoÊliËÉt/) is a city in Kendall and Will counties in the U.S. state of Illinois, 40 miles (64 km) southwest of Chicago. It is the county seat of Will County. At the 2010 census, the city was the fourth largest in Illinois, with a population of 147,433.
DuPage County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois, and one of the collar counties of the Chicago metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 916,924, making it Illinois' second-most populous county. Its county seat is Wheaton. With a population nearing one million, DuPage County has become mostly developed and suburbanized, although some pockets of farmland remain in the county's western and northern parts. The county has a vast socioeconomic profile; residents of Hinsdale