LISLE, Ill. (CBS)-- It is now official – the chosen rock of the State of Illinois is dolostone. At the Morton Arboretum in Lisle Monday, Gov. JB Pritzker signed an Illinois signed an Illinois House ...
Wauwatosa dolostone is used for the base of the Pfister Hotel in downtown Milwaukee. The upper half exterior is Cream City brick. "What Milwaukee is Made Of" is Lake Effect's new series exploring the ...
CHICAGO, Ill. (WAND) — Governor JB Pritzker designates Dolostone as the official rock of the State of Illinois. Pritzker was joined by legislators, students, and teachers at the Morton Arboretum on ...
For decades, Illinois has had a state bird and even a state tree, but a state rock hadn't ever been designated, despite more than 30 other states having an official rock or stone. However, that ...
The Exchange Club of Naperville is seeking volunteers to work at this year’s Ribest, being held June 17-20 at the DuPage Event Center and Fairgrounds in Wheaton. “We’re going to need about 1,800 ...
swCooler than sandstone or limestone, and packing a punch of magnesium, dolostone became Illinois' official state rock Monday thanks to the efforts of junior geologists from the suburbs. Dolostone ...
The cardinal, the white oak and sweet corn have a new official friend — Dolostone. Dolostone was designated the official state rock of Illinois Monday, and is now associated with the above state ...
According to a release from the governor’s office, House Bill 4261 began as an initiative led by a group of elementary school students from Pleasantdale Middle School in Burr Ridge and Maplebrook ...