If you've ever enjoyed science fiction, a detective story or horror, you can thank Edgar Allan Poe. The American literary giant is credited with helping create those genres. Literary nerds know that ...

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Sam Lander as Edgar Allan Poe in Lawrence Connolly's new play "Mr. Edgar A. Poe Presents Tales of Mystery, Horror & Imagination." This is WESA Arts, a weekly newsletter by Bill O'Driscoll providing in ...

In 1994, single in Chicago again after just giving back my wedding engagement ring, I did everything I could to keep busy. I volunteered as a docent at the Clarke-Ford House. Built in 1836, it is the ...

This episode examines Poe's final days and brings to life renowned works. Poe's young wife suffers a fatal disease, compelling him to write "The Masque of the Red Death" and "The Raven." He strives to ...

Edgar Allan Poe is one of history’s most iconic literary figures. Famous for his horror tales and melancholic poetry, Poe was also an early pioneer of the short story form and other literary genres – ...

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In the 1990s, he compromised with Democrats, backed abortion rights, increased spending for schools and used an income-tax hike to help tame a huge budget deficit. By Adam Nossiter Jim Edgar, a ...

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Jim Edgar, a former Illinois governor who has gone down as one of the most successful and popular politicians in the state's history, has died. Edgar died on Sunday from complications of pancreatic ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Former Illinois Governor Jim Edgar has died at the age of 79 after a battle with pancreatic cancer, his family announced Sunday. He served as the state's governor from 1991 to 1999.