Books

Robin Roberts Stadium featured in 6 p.m. May 12 premiere

In 1869 a pro team was paid $250. For some it killed the game.

Curtis Roberts writes about 29 years behind bars, and his new life here

Author from Springfield takes readers with her to Senegal and the history of slavery

Melotte moves from architecture to writing and the Old West

Illinois author and attorney features a me-too accusation against a female police chief

A new guide to the Heartland

Recounting the life of Jim Thorpe

The making of a movie classi

A fresh look at many who shaped Springfield's character

A Memorial Day tribute to the unknown soldiers of the Civil War

Some spring training reading

Ray Long's new book chronicles a House speaker's rise. And the beginning of his fall.

New book showcases the art, architecture and history of Springfield's palace of government

Free speech on trial at University of Illinois in the 1960s

Abraham Lincoln's legacy on race, reconsidered, stands up to critics

New book takes on a tough subject, and "the illusion of progress"

Asylums became storehouses for wives who disagreed with husbands

Elijah Lovejoy, martyr to freedom of the press

You'll recognize the places, and some people