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July 29, 2014 (July 28, 2014)

Illegal author José Ángel N.’s open letter to President Obama

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José Ángel N. is an undocumented immigrant who lives in Chicago. In his memoir Illegal: Reflections of an Undocumented Immigrant, José Ángel writes of his own journey from Mexico to […]

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July 10, 2014 (July 7, 2014)

Q&A with Regina Anderson Andrews author Ethelene Whitmire

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Ethelene Whitmire is an associate professor of library and information studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She answered some questions about her book Regina Anderson Andrews, Harlem Renaissance Librarian. Q: Who was […]

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July 8, 2014 (July 3, 2014)

Autism, social skills classes and gender conformity

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In Chapter 5 of Jordynn Jack’s Autism and Gender: From Refrigerator Mothers to Computer Geeks, the author considers how autistic people consider gender and sexuality. On her book blog Jack […]

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July 3, 2014

FIXING ILLINOIS: fewer Governors now in prison

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Now that former Illinois Governor George Ryan is officially a free man, the Land of Lincoln has only a single former Chief Executive in prison. In their book Fixing Illinois: […]

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June 26, 2014 (June 25, 2014)

Michael Agnew identifies ‘The Midwestern IPA’

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Michael Agnew has been visiting media outlets and brewpubs throught the Midwest to discuss his book A Perfect Pint’s Beer Guide to the Heartland. Recently the author visited KARE 11 TV […]

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June 12, 2014 (June 16, 2014)

Read an excerpt from Pioneers of the Blues Revival

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Steve Cushing, the award-winning host of the nationally syndicated public radio staple Blues before Sunrise, has spent over thirty years observing and participating in the Chicago blues scene. In his upcoming […]

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June 5, 2014 (June 4, 2014)

Q&A with Maya Market Women author S. Ashley Kistler

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S. Ashley Kistler is an assistant professor of anthropology and Latin American and Caribbean Studies at Rollins College. In her new book Maya Market Women: Power and Tradition in San Juan Chamelco, […]

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May 23, 2014 (May 22, 2014)

Fixing Illinois: steering the conversation to the future

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In the 1950s, thriving commerce , strong leadership, and geographical good fortune made Illinois one of the most envied states in the nation. The authors of Fixing Illinois: Politics and Policy […]

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May 22, 2014 (May 19, 2014)

Mad Men and Mirror Makers

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Matthew Weiner, creator of the AMC series “Mad Men,” was interviewed in the April 27 issue of the New York Times Book Review. Asked if he had any favorites among […]

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May 20, 2014 (May 19, 2014)

Q&A with Autism and Gender author Jordynn Jack

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Jordynn Jack is an associate professor of English at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. She is the author of Autism and Gender: From Refrigerator Mothers to Computer Geeks. She recently answered […]

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May 16, 2014 (May 16, 2014)

Chasing Newsroom Diversity awarded

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Chasing Newsroom Diversity: From Jim Crow to Affirmative Action by Gwyneth Mellinger is the winner of the Frank Luther Mott / Kappa Tau Alpha Research Award for the best research-based […]

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May 15, 2014 (May 15, 2014)

Michigan Avenue bridge turns 94

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Chicago’s double-deck Michigan Avenue bridge turned 94 years old this week. The bridge is one of the most revered and celebrated landmarks in the Second City. When the movable bridge […]

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