News
Write wingers
While the mainstream press cuts back, conservatives step in
By Bruce RushtonNecrophilia is legal in Illinois, and the legislature is cracking down.Who knew?The Belleville News-Democrat and St. Louis Post-Dispatch in February broke the news that state Rep. Daniel Beiser, D-Alt
History
Springfield history in old newspaper photos
By Tara McClellan McAndrewIt’s like a long forgotten, 80-year-old scrapbook of our city. It shows a bustling downtown crowded with men wearing fedoras and women in fur coats, a family brewery preparing for the onslaught
Books
Growing up in the Cultural Revolution
By Mary BohlenI thought I knew the story of Wenguang Huang, who will be the commencement speaker at the University of Illinois Springfield May 12. After all, I’ve known Wen for 21 years, first as my student a
Film - Chuck Koplinski
Shadows too dim to see details
By Chuck KoplinskiI have some vague recollections of the Dark Shadows soap opera. I remember NOT being allowed to watch it, that whenever I did sneak a peak around the corner into the living room that there was always
Food - Julianne Glatz
Tiny bites of love for Mom
By Julianne GlatzThey’re tiny, oh-so-sophisticated, and utterly delicious: In other words, the perfect ending to a meal or a day of homage to mothers. When I first made petit fours (the name comes from the Frenc
The month of Maybes
By Tom IrwinI once received a gift from the brilliant guitarist and songwriter Jim Schniepp, co-founder of the local, lovely band Backwards Day with Illinois Times contributor Scott Faingold. The present was a ho
