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April 21, 2015 (April 22, 2015)

Survey Says! Tornadoes in academic publishing

Illinois / regional

Call them twisters, call them cyclones, call them (incorrectly) willy willys—tornadoes are as much a part of spring as blossoms on the trees and ants in the kitchen. Roughly 75% of […]

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April 21, 2015 (April 21, 2015)

People love lists

Illinois / regional

To pay further homage to the angry gods who make the cumulonimbus their home, we delve into some memorable portrayals of twisters in American pop culture. 1. Tornado episode of WKRP […]

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April 15, 2015

Chicago River Bridges on WTTW TV

american history author commentary authors Chicago Illinois / regional

Chicago is a city of bridges. Second only to Amsterdam in the number of drawbridges, the city is connected–and in some cased divided–by the engineering that channels foot, wheeled and […]

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March 26, 2015 (March 25, 2015)

The revolving door in Corrupt Illinois

american history authors Chicago Illinois / regional

Jesse Jackson Jr. gained his Congressional seat by winning a special election to replace Rep. Mel Reynolds. Reynolds resigned after being convicted of sexual misconduct. Jackson himself resigned as the […]

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March 23, 2015 (March 20, 2015)

Corrupt Illinois authors: Schock is not unique

author commentary authors Chicago Illinois / regional

When Illinois Rep. Aaron Schock announced he’d be resigning from the U.S. Congress it was seen by many as yet another example of the state’s seamy political underbelly. As detailed in […]

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March 11, 2015 (March 9, 2015)

Campaign cash and Corrupt Illinois

author commentary authors Chicago Illinois / regional interviews

Political corruption isn’t just about under-the-table dealings. A major factor that contributes to a system that many see as broken in the state of Illinois and throughout the country is […]

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March 9, 2015 (March 6, 2015)

Q&A with Midwest Maize author Cynthia Clampitt

author commentary authors food Illinois / regional interviews new books

Food historian and travel writer Cynthia Clampitt recently answered some questions about her book Midwest Maize: How Corn Shaped the U.S. Heartland. Q: What was the importance of corn to […]

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March 4, 2015

A video preview of The Land of Milk and Uncle Honey

author commentary authors biography forthcoming books Illinois / regional interviews local authors new books

“Back then farming was people,” says Alan Guebert. Guebert has written about agribusiness issues in “The Farm and Food File” since 1993. But the syndicated columnist notes that he would […]

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February 23, 2015 (February 23, 2015)

Q&A with Before the Ivy author Laurent Pernot

american history author commentary authors Chicago Illinois / regional interviews sports history

Laurent Pernot is the executive vice chancellor of the City Colleges of Chicago. Pernot came to the U.S. as a Chicago-area foreign-exchange student in 1988 and caught ’89 Cubs playoff fever. […]

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February 17, 2015 (February 16, 2015)

800 thousand dollars in shoe boxes

author commentary authors Chicago Illinois / regional interviews

Authors Thomas J. Gradel and Dick Simpson document many colorful and dubious characters in their book Corrupt Illinois. An example (on page 1 of the book, even) would be former […]

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February 11, 2015 (February 10, 2015)

Chicago is ‘undoubtedly the most corrupt city in our nation’

author commentary authors Chicago Illinois / regional interviews new books

In recent history 4 governors and 33 Chicago aldermen have been jailed in Illinois. No wonder the authors of Corrupt Illinois, Patronage, Cronyism, and Criminality make the dire claims as […]

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December 17, 2014 (December 9, 2014)

Best of Illinois: Turn the page

Best of Illinois Illinois / regional latino studies new books

Oft-imitated, rarely surpassed, The Best of Illinois: Vol. 1 catalog provides one-stop shopping for the best books on all facets of the ever-fascinating Land of Lincoln. Shrooms, the Mafia, music […]

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