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How to Save a Dying Language
Geoffrey Khan is racing to document Aramaic, the language of Jesus, before its native speakers vanish
February 2013 |
By Ariel Sabar
Abraham Lincoln, True Crime Writer
While practicing law in Illinois, Abraham Lincoln defended a man in a highly unusual case and later recounted the mystery as a short story
February 10, 2010 |
By Laura Helmuth
The World's Largest Fossil Wilderness
An Illinois coal mine holds a snapshot of life on earth 300 million years ago, when a massive earthquake "froze" a swamp in time
July 2009 |
By Guy Gugliotta
Chicago Eats
From curried catfish to baba ghanouj, Chicago serves up what may be the finest ethnic cuisine going
May 2009 |
By Jamie Katz
Searching for a Mother-in-Law Sandwich
Eager enthusiasts track Chicago’s indigenous—and sometimes endangered—food traditions
April 20, 2009 |
By Jamie Katz
On the Job: Courtroom Sketch Artist
Decades of depicting defendants, witnesses and judges have given Andy Austin a unique perspective on Chicago
June 09, 2008 |
By Jess Ludwig
Illinois
While Illinois offers the country's third-largest metropolis, vineyards, historic towns, Amish farms and picturesque forests offer a break from the bustle.
November 06, 2007 |
By Smithsonian.com
Galena, Illinois
Ulysses S. Grant's postwar retreat is not the only reason to visit this restored Victorian showcase
May 2007 |
By Ulrich Boser
Celebrating St. Patrick
On March 17, everyone's green-even the Chicago River. Yet St. Patrick remains colored in myth.
March 01, 2007 |
By Amy Crawford
For Studs Terkel, Chicago Was a City Called Heaven
Studs Terkel, America’s best-known oral historian, never wavered in his devotion to the Windy City
July 2006 |
By Studs Terkel
Ahead of Its Time?
Founded by a freed slave, an Illinois town was a rare example of biracial cooperation before the Civil War
January 2005 |
By Dana Mackenzie
