Born: October 31, 1951 Died: February 10, 2017 Eleanor “Spike” Bailey Halsall (nee Hargrave), 65, of Lake in the Hills since 1972, died Friday, February 10, 2017.  Born October 31, 1951 in Elgin. Born: September 19, 1958 Died: February 10, 2017 Visitation for Brian Edward Smith of Streamwood since 1983 will be held Saturday, February 18, 2017 11:00a.m. until time of service 2:00p.m. at the Countryside View full obituary Born: June 05, 1997 Died: February 09, 2017 Stephanie Gabrielle Frederick, 19, of South Elgin, cherished daughter of Chris and Elizabeth, nee Brandt; dear sister of Thomas and Isabel; beloved granddaughter of Frances View full obituary Born: October 24, 1948 Died: February 08, 2017 Dominic Furio, 68, of Bartlett. died Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at his home.  Born October 24, 1948 in Italy.  Dominic owned Dominic’s Trucking in Streamwood.  Born: September 25, 1941 Died: February 06, 2017 Visitation for Kevin Patrick King of Elgin, formerly of Streamwood will be held Tuesday, February 14, 2017 1:00 - 9:00p.m.

at the Countryside Funeral Home View full obituary Martin "Marty" Edward Kubala Born: February 26, 1957 Died: February 04, 2017 Martin "Marty" Kubala, 59, longtime resident of Hoffman Estates passed away Saturday, February 4. Marty worked his way through Eastern Illinois University and was a View full obituary Born: November 04, 1937 Died: February 03, 2017 Ronald Thomas Dziedzic, 79, of Schaumburg, died February 3, 2017. Ronald was the beloved husband of Jean (nee Lauraitis) for 54 years; loving father of View full obituary Steven E. Graves, Jr. Born: March 09, 1984 Died: February 03, 2017 Steven E. Graves, Jr., 32, formerly of Roselle, passed away Friday, February 3. Beloved son of Steven E.(Linda) Graves, Sr. and Sharon(nee Basik) Tucker; dear brother View full obituary Born: March 20, 1917 Died: February 02, 2017 Annette R. Fliris, nee Zielke, 99, wife of Nester, mother of Karl (Rachel), Jane (Steve) Seeger and Lois (John) Eilrich, grandmother of 6, great grandmother View full obituary

Born: May 03, 1930 Died: February 02, 2017 Visitation for Delores Mary Nocchi nee Belcaster of Cross Plains, WI formerly of Streamwood, will be held Friday February 10, 2017 9:00a.m. bsa motorcycle leather jacketuntil time of View full obituaryused motorcycles for sale in easton pa Born: March 18, 1931 Died: February 01, 2017used motorcycles for sale duluth mn Vernon Crandall Herbener, age 85 formerly of Bartlett; beloved husband of the late Claudette(nee Lucchetti); loving father of Venessa(Jerry) Lopatka, Vernon(Kathy), Valerie(Gerry) Heine, Victoria(Mike) Loperena View full obituary Born: March 01, 1932 Died: February 01, 2017 Evelyn Bland Lesko, 84, of Bartlett for many years, died Wednesday, February 1, 2017. 

Born March 1, 1932 n Chicago. Evelyn was a planning commissioner View full obituaryThe Illinois Springfield Watch Company was organized in 1869 primarily through the efforts of J. C. Adams. The first company Directors were J. T. Stuart, W. B. Miller, John Williams, John W. Bunn, George Black and George Passfield. John Stuart was a Springfield lawyer and former partner of Abraham Lincoln. John Williams was president of the First National bank of Springfield. William B. Miller was a local merchant. John B. Bunn owned a grocery business. Though the first movements were produced in 1872, the company really didn't achieve full production until 1875. By serial number, the first watch made was the "Stuart" model, followed in order by the "Mason," Bunn," "Miller," and finally the "Currier. The first stem-wind watch was produced in 1875. The early Illinois models were key-wound and key-set and are quite collectible today. Illinois later produced an extensive line of extremely fine and accurate Railroad-grade pocket watches like the "Sangamo Special," "Bunn Special" and "Santa Fe Special" (just to name a few).

Illinois: A Great American Watch Since 1870 In 1879, due to financial difficulties, the company was reorganized and the name changed to the Illinois Springfield Watch Company. By 1885 the company name was changed yet again to the Illinois Watch Company. The Illinois Watch Company was purchased by Hamilton Watch Company in 1927, but continued to produce Illinois watches under Hamilton management until 1932 (the year the last "true" Illinois watch was made). Hamilton continued producing Illinois watches in the Hamilton factory until 1939. The Illinois Watch Company produced watches under contract for several different brands, including Burlington Watch Company (Chicago, Illinois) which operated primarily as a mail-order business, and Santa Fe Watch Company (Topeka, Kansas). There is some question as to whether Burlington was actually a subsidiary of Illinois. Watches produced under the Burlington name include some very fine (including some railroad grade) watches, which are nearly identical to Illinois movements.

Illinois also produced watches for the Plymouth Watch Company (Sears Roebuck) and the Washington Watch Company (Montgomery Ward). NOTE: The Illinois Watch Company should not be confused with the Illinois Watch Case Company of Elgin, Illinois. The Illinois Watch Case Company was a major manufacture in the city of Elgin, Illinois. It manufactured watch cases under many brands, such as "Elgin Giant," "Elgin Pride," "Tivoli," "Spartan," and "Elgin Commander." The use of the name "Elgin" in their brand names, or marking the cases with "Elgin USA" often leads people to believe that a watch was made by the Elgin National Watch Company when it was actually made by another manufacturer, or to think that a watch no longer has its original case because it is "now in an Elgin case." Illinois Watch Serial Numbers and Production Dates Total Production: Approx. 5.7 Million Watches Be sure to use the serial number on the movement (the works) of the watch. Do not use the serial number from the watch case.