The Architecture of Barry Byrne by Vincent L. Michael was named one of the top books of 2013 by the Chicago Tribune Printer’s Row. As the subtitle of the book, […]
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Bill Beckett named ‘MVP’
One of our most dedicated colleagues at the Press was recognized with a University-wide honor this month. Custodial worker Bill Beckett was named the The Most “Valued” Person (MVP) by University of Illinois Facilities […]
Happy birthday to Ginger Boatwright
Bluegrass singer Ginger Boatwright was born on September 21st in 1944. She has been involved in various bands throughout the years including the Grammy nominated Red White and Blue(grass), the […]
Skyscraper of the Day, Part 13
Tribune Tower, 435 N. Michigan. Hood and Howells, 1925. View from southwest. (Contemporary post card, collection of the author) . . . . the paper announced an open competition in […]
Skyscraper of the Day, Part 12
Chicago Temple, corner of Clark and Washington Streets. Holabird and Roche, 1923. View from northwest. (Contemporary post card, collection of the author) The most provocative challenge to the outdated […]
The Negro in Illinois celebrated at Chicago Public Library event
On Saturday, September 28, The Chicago Public Library will host a celebration of the University of Illinois Press publication of The Negro in Illinois at the Carter G. Woodson Regional Library, […]
Skyscraper of the Day, Part 11
Stewart Building, corner of State and Washington Streets. D. H. Burnham & Co., 1897. (120 Photographic Views of Chicago, Rand McNally, 1909) The Stewart represents the burgeoning idea in Burnham’s office […]
Skyscraper of the Day, Part 7
Bowen Building, 62-74 E. Randolph. W. W. Boyington, 1872. (Photo Thomas Leslie) Chicago came to be known as a city of steel, but well into the 1880s it remained a […]
Q&A with Citizens in the Present co-editor Maria de los Angeles Torres
Maria de los Angeles Torres is professor of Latin American and Latino studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago and the co-editor of Citizens in the Present: Youth Civic […]
Skyscraper of the Day, Part 5
Civic Opera, 20 N. Wacker Drive. Graham, Anderson, Probst, and White, 1929. View from southwest. (Contemporary post card, collection of Thomas Leslie) Powered construction, advanced structural engineering, and rapid elevators […]
Skyscraper of the Day, Part 2
Delaware Block, 36 W. Randolph. Wheelock and Thomas, 1874 (extended later). (Photo by Thomas Leslie) Chicago’s soil was a hurdle to tall construction regardless of building type. Chicago rested up […]
Q&A with Gary Westfahl, author of Modern Masters of Science Fiction series book William Gibson
Gary Westfahl is an adjunct professor teaching in the Writing Program at the University of La Verne. His many publications on science fiction include the three-volume Greenwood Encyclopedia of Science […]