How Lincoln dealt with differences
Agree to disagree. Find another way. Be patient and persistent.
By Mary Frances
A writer as big as Texas
The new biography of the late Larry McMurtry, someone Illinoisans should get to know
By Stuart Shiffman
After the fire, Chicago's politics of disaster
The battles over recovery and reconstruction linger today
Presidential hopefuls
Three Illinoisans and their tries for the top
By Robert D. Sampson
It's OK to read this book, Jerry Reinsdorf
Why We Love Baseball includes the moment that broke Reinsdorf's 15-year-old heart
Lincoln's faith in context
A helpful approach to a complicated subject
By Glenna R. Schroeder-Lein
Novel makes Springfield history come alive
Restoring faith in medical science
Author, physician and Springfield native sets the record straight. Science saves lives.
Illinois becomes a state
The tangle of politics, slavery and geography along the Avenues of Transformation
A video tribute to Springfield's ballpark
Robin Roberts Stadium featured in 6 p.m. May 12 premiere
How baseball got its start in Illinois
In 1869 a pro team was paid $250. For some it killed the game.
From San Quentin to Springfield
Curtis Roberts writes about 29 years behind bars, and his new life here
By Cinda Ackerman Klickna
Peanuts, the crop that changed history
Author from Springfield takes readers with her to Senegal and the history of slavery
A first novel with ties to Springfield
Melotte moves from architecture to writing and the Old West
Another legal thriller by Scott Turow
Illinois author and attorney features a me-too accusation against a female police chief
Visit Midwest history
A new guide to the Heartland
Finding what is not there
Recounting the life of Jim Thorpe
The church of baseball
The making of a movie classi
African American history in photos
A fresh look at many who shaped Springfield's character
By Karen Ackerman Witter
These honored dead
A Memorial Day tribute to the unknown soldiers of the Civil War
By Mark Flotow
Autism Support of Central Illinois UnGala
Sat., April 27, 7 p.m.
Four actors star in spoof of Hitchcock thriller
By Daron Walker
Hero highlights family matriarch, Boy Kills World falls short
By Chuck Koplinski
Harold L. “Lee” Milner Feb 25, 1946 - April 17, 2024
By Illinois Times Staff
Local efforts succeed in increasing federal funds to addresshomelessness
