The year 1872 is well-known in American history, it was the year Ulysses S. Grant defeated Horace Greeley for president of the United States. American suffragist Susan B. Anthony voted
Model train making its way past the ketchup and mustard bottles en route to serve food at The Choo Choo restaurant. (Noah Festenstein/Journal Photo) I feel just as honored and blessed writing this as I felt accompanying Des Plaines 7th Ward alderwoman and friend Patsy Smith to lunch at the recently reopened Choo Choo Restaurant,