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Category Archives: Illinois / regional
Q&A with Himanee Gupta-Carlson, author of “Muncie, India(na): Middletown and Asian America”
in american history, asian american studies, authors, biography, culture, Illinois / regional, immigration, Uncategorized
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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
From Lincoln to Neoliberal Chicago: Celebrating the Illinois State Bicentennial
in Chicago, Illinois / regional, Lincoln
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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
In search of Lincoln’s hand
in biography, Illinois / regional, Lincoln
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, crime, hand, Herndon on Lincoln: Letters
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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
The Beginning of a University Press
in higher education, Illinois / regional, UIP100, Uncategorized
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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
“What I Want for Christmas,” an excerpt from Christmas in Illinois
in Christmas, Illinois / regional
Tagged Christmas in Illinois, holidays, James Ballowe
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With hopes for peaceful holiday celebrations everywhere, here is “What I Want for Christmas,” by Robert Green Ingersoll, from Christmas in Illinois, along with the introduction by editor James Ballowe: “Adults have also used the holiday to make known to … Continue reading
I am fortunately immune to nostalgia about past celebrations of the yule, with one exception: the Christmas tree. Not a tree in the abstract, but the Christmas tree I grew up with, a monstrosity of fakery laden with all the menace American manufacturing could … Continue reading
200 Years of Illinois: Making way for Fermilab
in american history, Chicago, Illinois / regional
Tagged 200 Years of Illinois, history of science
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It came from the future: Tevatron. The villain in the new Michael Bay feature? Actually, the world’s largest particle accelerator once it opened in 1983. But to get there, the giant underground atom racer/smasher needed a town to get out of … Continue reading
Flammulina velutipes, the space shuttle mushroom
in Illinois / regional, natural history, photography
Tagged Andrew S. Methven, food, Michael Kuo, midwest, mushrooms, Mushrooms of the Midwest
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Flammulina velutipes (Curtis) Singer Edible, but tough. Despite appearances, the commercially produced “enoki” mushroom found in many grocery stores is a cultivated form of this mushroom. One of the best-known and most-produced mushrooms in the world, Flammulina velutipes has a … Continue reading
200 Years of Illinois: The half-eaten bison sandwich of Richard M. Nixon
in american history, Illinois / regional
Tagged 200 Years of Illinois, food history, politics, President's Day, Richard M. Nixon
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September 22 is an auspicious date in Illinois history. As this post recounts, boxing history took place on the date. Willie Nelson took time out from his 1985 to team with John Mellencamp and Neil Young on the first Farm Aid … Continue reading
Q&A with Lex Tate, Co-author of An Illini Place
in author commentary, authors, Best of Illinois, Getting to know Champaign-Urbana, higher education, Illinois / regional, Uncategorized
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Lex Tate is an adjunct lecturer in journalism and advertising at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and served as associate director of the University of Illinois Office for University Relations. She recently answered some questions about her book An Illini Place: … Continue reading