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2020 is the 75th anniversary of America dropping atomic bombs on Japan to end World War II. Without Illinois, there wouldn’t have been nuclear medicine,…
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The authors have taken a fresh look at the story of Illinois’ first capital city in a new book published by Southern Illinois University Press called…
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Part 2: Most of the radium-tainted earth from decades-old manufacturing in Ottawa has been removed, but one major site still needs cleanup.Ken Ricci…
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Part 1: Radium poisoning took the lives of perhaps thousands of female factory workers, many in Ottawa, Illinois, in the last century.She was among the…
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Updating history This year is the centennial of America’s entry into World War I. Most stories about the war focus on the fighting overseas, but there was…
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Because Illinois is a northern state and the former home of Abraham Lincoln, it isn’t typically associated with slavery. But there was slavery in Illinois…
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The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library digitized a rare copy of a 1956 presidential primary debate. What does it have to say about American politics…
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Illinois is getting ready to celebrate a milestone. In 2018, the state turns 200.Gov. Bruce Rauner Tuesday used his executive authority to create an…
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Efforts to preserve historic buildings in low-income and inner-city neighborhoods throughout the state face challenges — like the lack of access to…
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After video of a white Chicago police officer shooting a black teenager 16 times was released to the public, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel became the focus…