Illinois Public Media

Connecting the dots between loneliness, mental health, and social relationships

How seniors can combat isolation and loneliness

Republican Senate Candidate Don Tracy on Israel, ICE, and the future of MAGA and the GOP

Illinois Senate Candidates Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton and Congresswoman Robin Kelly discuss po...

217 Today: Champaign’s only low-barrier shelter is at risk of closing. Some guests are worried

Blizzards, Sleet, Snow, Wind Chills… understanding how to survive winter in Illinois

Welcome to winter (early) in Central Illinois

The penny’s dead. Your credit card might cost more. What now?

Author charts path for revival of Congress

217 Today: Transgender people are looking for safer places to live. Some have found a home in cen...

Why is a New Yorker singing about Aurora, Illinois?

Breaking down Northwestern University’s $75 million settlement with the Trump administration

217 Today: Crisis Nursery offers holiday shopping for kids

Abraham Lincoln in 100 objects

217 Today: A native prairie bird lost federal protection. People are still trying to save it on p...

What’s in store for college basketball fans across Illinois this season?

Upcoming publication aims to showcase home of architectural modernism

217 Today: Ebertfest and beyond, how the C-U film sphere moves forward after the loss of a giant

Matt Singer on how Illinois’ own Siskel & Ebert changed movies forever

New book details Midwestern tastes and recipes

Writer introduces Americans to ‘The Italian Soul’ in new book

What does it take to thrive in early adulthood? A conversation with the author of “Quarterlife”

Book makes the case civic education should come from parents more than school

Stirring history: The plates and legacy of Black holiday food

Illinois is national leader in nuclear power. Should we grow this ‘carbon free’ technology?

The history of pies, in Illinois and beyond

Augustana College President Andrea Talentino

217 Today: Illinois prisons are confining the incarcerated to their cells more often than during ...

Documenting free speech battles across the Midwest

217 Today: What’s Happening in Central Illinois Nov. 20 – Nov. 23