Historical Events

  • Empire Builder

    Empire Builder

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    Hinckley gained its name from an Illinois ‘Empire Builder’ The following excerpt is from Stephen J. Bigolin’s publication, A Journey Through Dekalb County Vol. II  Chapter 19 “East on Route 30 from Somonauk is the village of Hinckley, established in 1872. It owes its existence to the arrival that same year of the Chicago & Iowa…

  • Harlem Globetrotters

    Harlem Globetrotters

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    On January 7, 1927, the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team played their first game, in Hinkley, Illinois. They wouldn’t play a “home game” (in Harlem, New York City) until 1968. The Globetrotters were organized as an exhibition team in their hometown of Chicago, Illinois. The original team, the so-called “Savoy Big Five,” were named after the legendary ballroom (the Savoy)…