A video tribute to Springfield's ballpark
Robin Roberts Stadium featured in 6 p.m. May 12 premiere
By Stuart Shiffman
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
Baseball is back
Some spring training reading
Power and politics
Ray Long's new book chronicles a House speaker's rise. And the beginning of his fall.
By Jason Piscia
Thousand-Year Statehouse
New book showcases the art, architecture and history of Springfield's palace of government
Dealing with dangerous ideas
Free speech on trial at University of Illinois in the 1960s
By Glenna R. Schroeder-Lein
The Black Man's President
Abraham Lincoln's legacy on race, reconsidered, stands up to critics
By James Krohe Jr.
Race in the world of sports
New book takes on a tough subject, and "the illusion of progress"
Insane treatment of women
Asylums became storehouses for wives who disagreed with husbands
By Mary Bohlen
Upheaval in Alton
Elijah Lovejoy, martyr to freedom of the press
The devil comes to Illinois
You'll recognize the places, and some people
African American History Museum Summer Camp
@ Abundant Faith Christian Center
June 8-16
A fine Fiddler at the Muni
By Phil Funkenbusch
A new Lincoln musical arrives in Springfield
By Jean Campbell
Tennessee Williams production is partly autobiographical
By Daron Walker
An amazing Spider-Verse, Boogeyman an effective thriller, De Niro nails About My Father
By Chuck Koplinski