Quig, the founder and longtime proprietor of Quig’s Orchard, who died June 1 at age 89, had moved north eight years ago after selling his iconic business on Route 83 in Mundelein.

Marion Quig’s future husband, Robert, launched what would become Quig’s Orchard in Lake County as a roadside stand in 1947. It became a mom-and-pop operation after they married a few years ...

Last orchard With the closing of Bell’s Orchard in Lake Zurich in 1998 and Wauconda Orchards last year, Quig’s is the only orchard in Lake County that is open year-round.

Robert Quig, founder of Quig's Orchard in Mundelein, rides a float in 1997 with his grandson Nathan in commemoration of the business' 50th anniversary. Quig, who died June 1, was known for his ...

The Quig family agreed to sell the business -- about 40 miles north of Chicago -- to Orchard Development Group, which was formed by Premier Realty in Vernon Hills. Most of the orchard will be ...

Quig’s is still in business, but the orchard’s patriarch, Bob Quig, is railing against the new regulation. “In 50 years we never had a problem,” he said.

The U-pick-'em apples at Quig's Orchard aren't getting picked off the trees this year. Instead, visitors pick them out of rickety 5-foot-square bins. Worse yet, the apples didn't even grow ...