Omar Guerrero, 11, a fifth-grader at West Oak Middle School in Mundelein, asked, "How did jigsaw puzzles get their name?" Have you ever put together a jigsaw puzzle? Small, irregularly-shaped ...

When puzzles were first invented, they were made out of wood, and carpenters used jigsaws to cut the pieces (which explains how they got their name). Perhaps that’s why it feels so good when you put a ...

As a self-proclaimed jigsaw puzzle connoisseur, I can safely say that I've never encountered a puzzle I didn't have the urge to start putting together immediately. Still, even the most avid ...

The pieces came together perfectly for a local artist and the Crystal couple who own a jigsaw puzzle company. Four years ago, Tony and Candace Nelson were donating boxes of puzzles from their company, ...