Beyond the Watertower - little known Mount Prospect History

The world's BIGGEST grill company started in Mount Prospect

Explore the Mount Prospect origins of one of the world's most famous grill companies. Join Noah and Emily as they explore the awesome story of entrepreneurial spirit turning into a 1.4 billion dollar company. It all started here, in Mount Prospect.

$200,000 worth of gold found buried in Mount Prospect

An unassuming man who lived in an unassuming house dies - a treasure map is found. That map leads to hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of gold. In this episode of Beyond the Watertower, Noah and Emily explore the story of Stanley Pierce's gold hoard.

The Time Randhurst Execs Burned a Barn / The Randhurst Fallout Shelter

Why did a group of executives light a barn on fire? Why did the fire spread? Is there really an 11,000 person fallout shelter beneath Randhurst? Noah and Emily are going to dive into it in this episode of Beyond the Watertower, Mount Prospect's iconic definitive local history podcast from KnightMedia, MountProspectNews.org, and of course, the Mount Prospect Historical Society. Thanks for listening (or watching!)

Trapped in the Watertower

Did you know a guy got trapped in the Mount Prospect watertower? Join Noah and Emily as they talk about how he got stuck, how they got him out, and the history of local area watertowers.

Mount Prospect's Radio Pirates / Street Names - Beyond the Watertower

In this episode of Beyond the Watertower, Emily and Noah explore the Mount Prospect's now defunct radio station and why they stations operators are called the radio pirates after their battle with the federal government and the agency that eventually became the FCC. After, they examine some of the most prominent Mount Prospect street names - like Kensington, Memory Lane, and Central - and the interesting stories behind them. MountProspectNews.org [mountprospectnews.org] for more community news.