First issued in 1892, Chicago by Day and Night guided visitors to the World’s Fair through to the city’s entertainment offerings. Now reissued with annotations, the book is a time capsule for vice.
On Monday, President Obama paid homage to the Mars Science Laboratory mission team. Northwestern University professor Bill Savage takes it one step further and gives a lot of credit to Curiosity, the Mars rover itself.
Sports fans and theater fans appear to have little in common. But both celebrate a spring season, argues Northwestern English Professor Bill Savage (yes, brother of Dan), and we're on the brink of it.
In 1951, Nelson Algren embarked on a very pointed portrait of Chicago. Chicago: City on the Make is a prose poem that unearths all the dynamics – good and bad – that built Chicago.
Chicago has a rich bar culture. And it’s been that way since the early 20th century, when the saloon played an important role for immigrants trying to adjust to American life.Bill Savage teaches Chicago literature and history at Northwestern University during the day.
