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Isn't That Super? A Dispatch from the 31st Annual Superman Celebrationnew
Each year since 1979, fans of Superman from around the world descend upon Metropolis, a sleepy hamlet (population 6,482) on the banks of the Ohio River at the southern tip of Illinois, to pay their respects to the iconic "Man of Steel." This year, we were there.
Riverfront Times |
Jennifer Silverberg |
07-31-2009 |
Culture
Springfield, Ill., Was an Important Station on the Underground Railroadnew
Part of the intrigue of the Underground Railroad is its mystery -- we'll never know the whole story. Its activists tried to keep their work secret, so they kept no official records; many African-American participants couldn't read or write, which prevented them from leaving records. What we know comes from oral histories, journals, and memoirs sometimes found by luck.
Illinois Times |
Tara McClellan McAndrew |
07-21-2008 |
History
Girls Gone Wildnew
Shrinking violets, step aside: the Red Hat ladies have arrived.
Illinois Times |
Celeste Huttes |
11-23-2005 |
Culture
Buffet Killer. Qu'est-Ce Que C'est?new
Las Vegas has the reputation for buffets, but Springfield, Ill., delivers, with more than a dozen restaurants that offer the chance to eat yourself to death.
Illinois Times |
Bruce Rushton |
11-11-2005 |
Food+Drink
Top Pool Sharks Fight for the Game's Respectabilitynew
Professional players can't survive on the meager tournament winnings pool offers, and their reputation as renegades hasn't helped the sport's image.
Riverfront Times |
Randall Roberts |
10-25-2005 |
Recreation
Jockey Phenomenon Bounces Back From Bad Breaknew
Seventeen-year-old Kyle Kaenel, who broke his neck in Phoenix, Ariz., is back on the track and winning.
Illinois Times |
Bruce Rushton |
10-14-2005 |
Sports
Tags: Arizona, Horses, Illinois, Chicago, break neck, Lindy McDaniel, Pinckneyville, ponies, pony, rookie jock
Young African-American Aims to Be Champion Bowlernew
Somebody forgot to tell 21-year-old Emil Williams Jr. that bowling is for fat, beer-guzzling honkies.
Riverfront Times |
Mike Seely |
09-27-2005 |
Sports
Revisionist History: Dig Upsets Descendant of Freed Slavenew
A former University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign professor has denounced
recent efforts to recreate what is considered the country's first town
founded by an African American.
Illinois Times |
Todd Spivak |
07-15-2004 |
History
