Books

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

The lives of homeless women in Springfield

Zack Stamp pens a memoir – Things as I Remember Them

The virtuoso violinist, and how he got from here to there

New book explores the building of a scene in central Illinois

The marriage of Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd was not made in heaven

Civil rights leader's memoir covers formative Illinois years

A new volume on the post-WWII era, when baseball was forever transformed

Lake Springfield's story is told in a fun new history

A new memoir traces an immigrant's journey of faith and kindness

Thursday night means children reading from their own books