Turns out Kendall County, IL is interesting.
TourPods has 8 narrated audio stories about Kendall County — the hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore of its streets, told like a podcast about wherever you're standing.
Farnsworth House
A Glass House, and a Breaking Point
How a serene retreat became a public battle over modernist living.
Saw Wee Kee Park
How Saw Wee Kee Became a Riders’ Park
Volunteers and park support turned wooded hills into a mountain-biking draw.
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When the Fox River Got Its Own County
A farming region along the Fox River becomes Kendall County in 1841.
Farnsworth House
A Glass House, and a Very Public Break
A modernist masterpiece born from trust, then strained by cost and livability.
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Why Kendall County Carries a Distant Name
A county’s name reveals its ties to national politics, not local roots.
Farnsworth House
A Glass House on Borrowed Ground
A modernist retreat meets the hard truth of a river floodplain.
Newark Community High School
When Small-Town Newark Reached Champaign
A small Kendall County school captures a very big football prize.
Little White School Museum
The Building That Kept Becoming Useful
A modest Oswego schoolhouse that grew into the town’s civic memory keeper.
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