Bug Tussle. Franklin. According to a local story, the community was named when a revival meeting attracted more june bugs than attendees, and the congregation spent most of the evening […]
Category: Illinois / regional
Illinois Place Name of the Day – Oct. 3, 2008
Elizabeth. Jo Daviess. Village (1887) Twelve miles east-southeast of Galena. According to an Illinois state historical marker, in June 1832, at the height of the Black Hawk War, a group […]
Illinois Place Name of the Day – Oct. 2, 2008
Bone Gap. Edwards. Village (1891) six miles northwest of Albion. Reportedly named for the large number of animal bones found by settlers in the 1830s (Harper, ed., History of Edwards […]
Illinois Place Name of the Day – Oct. 1, 2008
We just received finished copies of Edward Callary’s new book Place Names of Illinois. The publication date is November 3, 2008, and every weekday leading up to publication I will post […]
More bumper sticker fallout
Inside Higher Ed reports this morning that the National Communication Association is comdemning the University of Illinois policy of restricting employees’ political speech. And further down the page, in mathlete news, a 13-million-digit […]
A few views from the UIC reception, September 17, 2008
Kris & Kendra descend the stairs. UIC staff distribute anniversary bags. Attendees listen to […]
In Our Own Backyard
The New York Times covers an experiment in family ties taking place in Rantoul, our neighbor to the north. Rantoul has suffered some hard times since the closing of Chanute […]
Publishing neighbor close to sale
PW Daily reports this morning that Sports Publishing LLC, based in our hometown, has had financial difficulties lately and is being sold to a Chicago company. […]
Book launch for “Life along the Illinois River” set
David Zalaznik, author of the forthcoming photography collection Life along the Illinois River, will sign copies of his book at the Peoria Art Guild on Friday, November 7, 2008, 4:00-7:00 p.m. See […]
Time Out Chicago profiles “The Hayloft Gang”
Chad Berry’s new edited collection, The Hayloft Gang: The Story of the National Barn Dance, was profiled by Robert Loerzel in the August 7-13, 2008, issue of Time Out Chicago. […]
John Hallwas on Chicago Public Radio
On August 6, 2008, Chicago Public Radio’s 848 aired an interview with John Hallwas about his book Dime Novel Desperadoes: The Notorious Maxwell Brothers. “Ed and Lon Maxwell were two […]
The straight and flat road
Sir Paul was just passing through Springfield, Illinois, over the weekend? […]