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Dialogue’s interview with husband-and-wife singers Raphael and Whitney

 For the third year in a row, Illinois Soul FM 101.1 is throwing a free Juneteenth party at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts Stage 5, and this year it features hometown husband-and-wife duo. IPM's Kimberly Schofield spoke with Raphael and Whitney. The concert takes place June 18, 2026 at 5:30 PM. 
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Prairie Performances
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Music for Summertime
On this season finale of Prairie Performances, we’re preparing ourselves for warmer weather and summer storms with music for summertime. 
Dialogue
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Illinois Soul’s Juneteenth 2026 concert will be a homecoming for husband-and-wife singers Raphael and Whitney
Hometown favorites Raphael and Whitney are the featured performers at the Illinois Soul Juneteenth Concert at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts on June 18, 2026.
The 21st Show
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Best of: How ‘The Onion’ made modern news satire
The Onion's news satire has become a staple of American culture. It’s come a long way from humble beginnings in the Midwest in 1988, when Christine Wenc was part of the…
The 21st Show
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The significance of LGBTQ spaces in a challenging political climate
Business owners who offer safe spaces to their local LGBTQ communities in downstate Illinois discuss what these spaces mean to people in the current political…
The 21st Show
Historian Manisha Sinha is the guest curator for the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum's America 250 exhibit.

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum’s new exhibit explores ‘Second American Revolution’
For enslaved people and others of African descent, it would be nearly another century until they were included in the founders’ conception of liberty and women would win…
Prairie Fire

Prairie Fire: Season 3 - Episode 7 - May 2026
For this month's Prairie Fire, students from the University of Illinois’ College of Media spent a semester producing five short documentaries highlighting food, skating,…
News Local/State
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Behind The Mic:  Newsroom editor Arjun Thakkar thinks public media is integral in combatting information overload
At Illinois Public Media, Arjun Thakkar helps reporters with story pitches, sources, and final editing, and sometimes reports stories himself.
State of Change

Small gestures to make a big difference in preserving our planet
We visit a zero-waste general store, a garden bringing a community together in a Chicago food desert, a program protecting pollinators, and advice to increase sustainability…