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June 12, 2014 (June 16, 2014)

Read an excerpt from Pioneers of the Blues Revival

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Steve Cushing, the award-winning host of the nationally syndicated public radio staple Blues before Sunrise, has spent over thirty years observing and participating in the Chicago blues scene. In his upcoming […]

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June 9, 2014 (July 7, 2014)

Mushroom Monday: Mycena semivestipes

Illinois / regional Mushroom Monday new books photography

Mycena semivestipes (Peck) A.H. Smith Saprobic on the deadwood of hardwoods; causing a white rot; Usually growing in dense clusters; fall and early winter (but occasionally found in summer and […]

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June 6, 2014 (May 23, 2014)

Sci Fi Friday: meet Greg Egan

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The Modern Masters of Science Fiction series is devoted to books that survey the work of individual authors who continue to inspire and advance science fiction. In her MMSF title […]

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May 26, 2014 (May 2, 2017)

Volvariella bombycina, a silky haired and stately mushroom

Illinois / regional Mushroom Monday natural history new books photography

Volvariella bombycina (Schaeffer) Singer [The cap is] oval at first, becoming bell-shaped to broadly complex or nearly flat; whitish or tinged yellowing to brownish in age; the margin not lined; […]

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May 23, 2014 (May 22, 2014)

Fixing Illinois: steering the conversation to the future

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In the 1950s, thriving commerce , strong leadership, and geographical good fortune made Illinois one of the most envied states in the nation. The authors of Fixing Illinois: Politics and Policy […]

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May 23, 2014 (May 2, 2017)

On Mutinus elegans, a mushroom both slightly naughty and very smelly

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Mutinus elegans (Montagne) E. Fischer Usually at least partially submerged in the ground; appearing like a whitish to pinkish or purplish “egg” up to 4 cm high; when sliced, revealing […]

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May 21, 2014 (May 23, 2014)

Exploring Illinois: Mermet Lake Conservation Area

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In Exploring Nature in Illinois: A Field Guide to the Prairie State, naturalists Michael Jeffords and Susan Post invite you to discover fifty preserves, forests, restoration areas, and parks in the […]

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May 20, 2014 (May 19, 2014)

Q&A with Autism and Gender author Jordynn Jack

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Jordynn Jack is an associate professor of English at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. She is the author of Autism and Gender: From Refrigerator Mothers to Computer Geeks. She recently answered […]

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May 12, 2014 (May 23, 2014)

Mushroom Monday: Morchella esculentioides

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Morchella esculentioides (M. Kuo, Dewsbury, Moncalvo, & S.L. Stephenson) Edible and very good. Previously known as Morchella esculenta, which recent studies have determined to be strictly European. DNA reveals Morchella […]

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May 7, 2014 (May 6, 2014)

Jim Rooney: on the road and In It for the Long Run

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In 2009 Jim Rooney received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Americana Music Association. In his new book In It for the Long Run Rooney recounts a lifetime’s worth of musical […]

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May 5, 2014 (May 23, 2014)

Mushroom Monday: Coprinus comatus

Illinois / regional Mushroom Monday new books photography

Coprinus comatus (O.F. Müller) Persoon Often called the “shaggy mane.” Edible and good when collected in the button stage (when the gills are still white), but compare it carefully with Amanita […]

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May 2, 2014 (May 1, 2014)

Exploring Illinois photos on exhibit

art authors Illinois / regional new books photography

Michael Jeffords and Susan Post, authors of Exploring Nature in Illinois, are celebrating both the release of their new book and an exhibit of nature photography in May and June. […]

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