Category Archives: Illinois / regional

October 3, 2018

100 Years of Publishing Lincoln 50% off Sale

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To celebrate 100 years of publishing Lincoln, we’re having a sale on all our Lincoln Studies titles! October 3-6, use Promo Code LINCOLN on our website to get 50% off on all Lincoln Studies books!   Abraham Lincoln is no … Continue reading →

September 6, 2018

Centennial Reception at Jane Addams Hull House

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Today marks Jane Addam’s 158th birthday and at UI Press, we’re the proud publisher of many of her books and personal papers. As a fitting tribute to the mother of social work, next week on September 13, the Press will … Continue reading →

August 20, 2018

The Evolution of a Vision: The History of the University of Illinois Press

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Have you ever wondered how the University of Illinois Press got its start? Julie Laut, our Outreach Coordinator, takes us back to when the press was founded in 1918 in a special talk at Spurlock Museum. Watch her presentation below … Continue reading →

July 10, 2018

A Triumph of Progressive Politics: Roger Biles on Mayor Harold Washington

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Roger Biles is Professor Emeritus of History at Illinois State University. His books include Richard J. Daley: Politics, Race, and the Governing of Chicago and The Fate of Cities: Urban America and the Federal Government, 1945-2000. He recently answered some questions about his new … Continue reading →

June 14, 2018

Roger Biles on C-SPAN2 Book TV at Printers Row Lit Fest

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Last weekend, Chicago hosted one of the largest literary events in the Midwest: Printers Row Lit Festival. The festival is a reader’s dream featuring a wealth of author panels, and vendors ranging from bookstores, literary magazines, and publishers. The University … Continue reading →

June 4, 2018

University of Illinois Press Authors at Printer’s Row Lit Festival

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June 9-10, the streets of Dearborn and Polk will be flooded with booksellers, publishers, and book lovers for the annual Printer’s Row Lit Festival in Chicago! The University of Illinois Press will have a booth at the southern end of … Continue reading →

May 30, 2018

Q&A with Himanee Gupta-Carlson, author of “Muncie, India(na): Middletown and Asian America”

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Himanee Gupta-Carlson is an associate professor at SUNY Empire State College. She recently answered some questions about her new book, Muncie, India(na): Middletown and Asian America. Q. Muncie, Indiana is well-known for being the site of the famous Middletown Studies, … Continue reading →

March 19, 2018

From Lincoln to Neoliberal Chicago: Celebrating the Illinois State Bicentennial

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Illinois became a state on December 3, 1818. One hundred years later, the University of Illinois Press opened its doors. The Press’s debut book, on Abraham Lincoln, marked the beginning of a remarkable union between the Prairie State and its premier … Continue reading →

February 28, 2018

In search of Lincoln’s hand

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The Railsplitter always remains newsworthy. Perhaps you remember the recent Lincoln-related crime wave in Kankakee, Illinois, where a thief or thieves took a plaster sculpture of Abraham Lincoln’ hand. Let’s go to local reaction, as reported in the January 3, 2016 … Continue reading →

February 12, 2018

The Beginning of a University Press

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“The University of Illinois Press is destined to be one of the greatest Presses in the country.” —President Edmund J. James in a letter to the first University of Illinois Press director, 1920   When the University of Illinois Board … Continue reading →