Hal Higdon, author of Leopold and Loeb: The Crime of the Century, Centenary Edition, answers questions on his new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? I […]
Q&A with Hal Higdon, author of LEOPOLD & LOEB: THE CRIME OF THE CENTURY
Category: Chicago
Q&A with Thomas Leslie, author of CHICAGO SKYSCRAPERS, 1934-1986
Thomas Leslie, author of Chicago Skyscrapers, 1934-1986: How Technology, Politics, Finance, and Race Reshaped the City, answers questions on his new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this […]
Q&A with Monica Eng and David Hammond, editors of MADE IN CHICAGO
Monica Eng and David Hammond, authors of Made in Chicago: Stories Behind 30 Great Hometown Bites, answer questions on their new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? […]
A HOUSE FOR STRUGGLE Receives Honorable Mention for the 2021-22 RSAP Book Prize
We are pleased to announce that A House for the Struggle: The Black Press and the Built Environment in Chicago by E. James West has received Honorable Mention for the 2021-22 RSAP […]
UIP at 2022 Printers Row Lit Fest
Visit University of Illinois Press at tent D (circled in dark blue on the map below) at Printers Row Lit Fest in Chicago, IL on Saturday, September 10 and Sunday, […]
Free E-book Giveaway: CHICAGO CATÓLICO
July’s free ebook is here! Check out Chicago Católico: Making Catholic Parishes Mexican by Deborah E. Kanter before the month is over! Today, over one hundred Chicago-area Catholic churches offer […]
Fish Friday with… the Rainbow Smelt
Rainbow Smelt (Osmerus mordax) Netting buckets of Rainbow Smelt once provided Chicagoans and Lakefront suburbanites with an annual rite of near-spring. News that spawning smelt had begun to run sent […]
Chicago Architecture: Beyond Eccentric Avenue
Concluding our look at a few of Chicago’s quirkier architectural treasures with the Guide to Chicago’s Twenty-First-Century Architecture, by the Chicago Architecture Center and John Hill. See here and here […]
Chicago Architecture: Back to Eccentric Avenue
Continuing our look at a few of Chicago’s quirkier architectural treasures with the Guide to Chicago’s Twenty-First-Century Architecture, by the Chicago Architecture Center and John Hill. See here for the […]
Chicago Architecture: Eccentric Avenue
Chicago architecture can overwhelm natives and newcomers alike. No doubt you’ll prepare for your jaunt(s) with a list of must-see destinations with the Guide to Chicago’s Twenty-First-Century Architecture. Very wise. […]
Architecture Tour: Still More Chicago Green Spaces
Concluding our tour of Chicago’s outdoor architectural sites with the Guide to Chicago’s Twenty-First-Century Architecture, by the Chicago Architecture Center and John Hill. See here and here for the other […]
Architecture Tour: More Chicago Green Spaces
Continuing our tour of Chicago’s outdoor architectural sites with the Guide to Chicago’s Twenty-First-Century Architecture, by the Chicago Architecture Center and John Hill. See here for the first entry in […]