Several years ago, the staff of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute was preparing for our Renewing Illinois Summit for university and college students, and we wanted to provide them with suggested reading about Illinois. I checked my shelves at the institute and jotted down the titles of various books on state history and politics. […]
No one was picking the 7 – 2 Woodstock Blue Streaks to beat the 3 – 7 Prairie Ridge Wolves despite their historically bad season. The pundits all thou…
October 31, 2026


