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January 14, 2016 (January 14, 2016)

Throwbacklist Thursday

american history food Illinois / regional local authors southern history

Drink bothered the Founding Fathers. Not on a personal level, of course. John Adams drank a tankard of hard cider with his breakfast and George Washington went on many a bender. […]

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December 30, 2015

“Uncle Honey” a family affair

author commentary author events authors biography Illinois / regional interviews local authors

Thousands of newspaper readers across North America are familiar with Alan Guebert’s family members. Since 1993, along with the agribusiness issues of the day, Guebert has sprinkled family memories into […]

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December 15, 2015 (December 15, 2015)

Christmas in Illinois: Carol fail

Illinois / regional music

Christmas in Illinois is one of our more popular titles of recent years. A fruitcake of prose bursting with stories, songs, good cheer, and recipes, Christmas in Illinois features contributions by Illinoisians […]

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October 12, 2015 (October 13, 2015)

Chicago River Bridges wins Society for the History of Technology prize

architecture authors awards Chicago Illinois / regional

Patrick McBriarty’s Chicago River Bridges has been selected as the winner of the 2015 Eugene S. Ferguson Prize, awarded biennially by the Society for the History of Technology (SHOT). The Ferguson […]

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September 29, 2015 (September 25, 2015)

Q&A with Becoming Beautiful author Joanna Bosse

author commentary authors dance Illinois / regional interviews music

Joanna Bosse is an associate professor of ethnomusicology and dance studies at Residential College in the Arts and Humanities at Michigan State University. She answered some questions about her book […]

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August 24, 2015 (August 24, 2015)

Digging out of Corrupt Illinois

author commentary authors Chicago Illinois / regional

Some might say it is just a drop in a very deep and very full bucket but lawmakers in Illinois state government have taken at least one measure to amend […]

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August 19, 2015 (August 19, 2015)

The world’s a nicer place

american history biography Illinois / regional

In the 1800s, crowds flocked to watch balloon ascensions for many of the same reasons they go to stock car races. You got to see an odd vehicle do amazing […]

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July 21, 2015

The ‘face of Illinois corruption’ gets a new day in court

american history Chicago Illinois / regional

A federal appeals court has overturned some of former Governor Rod Blagojevich’s convictions On Tuesday, July 21st, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals threw out convictions on five of […]

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June 26, 2015

A familiar face from Corrupt Illinois back in the headlines

american history Chicago Illinois / regional

It’s Friday, so it must (again) be time for the Illinois Congressional indictment story of the week. The news of June 26, 2015 brings a familiar face back into the ignominious […]

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June 25, 2015 (June 24, 2015)

Q&A with Sensing Chicago author Adam Mack

american history author commentary authors Chicago Illinois / regional interviews

Adam Mack is assistant professor of History in the Department of Liberal Arts at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He recently answers some questions about his Studies […]

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June 17, 2015 (June 15, 2015)

A lot of rocks to look under in Illinois

authors Chicago Illinois / regional interviews

Scandal and indictment have kept Corrupt Illinois authors Thomas J. Gradel and Dick Simpson busy. The investigation of Rep. Aaron Schock and indictment of former House Speaker Dennis Hastert have […]

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May 21, 2015 (May 29, 2015)

Authors speak and sign at Printers Row

american history author events authors Chicago food Illinois / regional literary studies local authors music press events sports history

For the tenth consecutive year, the University of Illinois Press will have a large presence at the Chicago Tribune Printers Row Lit Fest.  Festival goers can visit the University of […]

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