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Route 66 in Illinois: The Full Series from “The 21st Show”

 Route 66, the iconic highway that runs through several states, is turning 100 years old. From Chicago to Bloomington to Springfield, The 21st Show's in-depth series, “Route 66 in Illinois,” takes a deep dive into the places, stories, and history connected to the Mother Road in the 21st state.
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Prairie Performances
The painting

Music for Autumn
This week on Prairie Performances, we are welcoming the brisk air and bountiful harvests of autumn with seasonal music from Leo Sowerby, Pyotr Tchaikovsky, William Grant…
Dialogue
Journalist speaks with politician

Danville native commits to protecting Mahomet Aquifer if elected to Illinois House District 104
Mary Catherine Roberson is the Democratic challenger to Republican incumbent Brandun Schweizer for Illinois State House District 104.
The 21st Show
Cookie Monster stares into the middle distance from a control room at a PBS station in 2025, the year the federal government ended support for public broadcasting.

After federal funding, cuts and ‘rage giving’ at Illinois public media stations
It's been one year since the Corporation for Public Broadcasting began winding down. That came after the Trump administration realized a longtime conservative goal of ending…
The 21st Show
a white woman with blond hair wearing a black top and colorful scraf; she sits behind a broadcast microphone with an NPR logo, in front of a grid of honey brown sound-dampening squares on the wall of the studio

NPR president Katherine Maher on a year without federal funding
It's been one year since the Corporation for Public Broadcasting began winding down. That came after the Trump administration realized a longtime conservative goal of ending…
The 21st Show
frilly dresses in pink, peach and periwinkle are worn by mannequins in a store with colorful drapery in the backgroud.

Illinois book examines quinceañeras in pop culture
The quinceañera is a rite of passage in Latina culture, marking the transition from girlhood to womanhood. It’s also the subject of a new book of essays about the tradition…
Prairie Fire

Illinois Wetlands
The Prairie Fire team takes a tour of some of Illinois' crucial wetland areas to find out why they are so important to the health of our state and how they're being…
Mid-American Gardener

Late-Summer Garden Bounty: Dahlias, Vegetables and Beautiful Blooms
Shane and Chuck join Tinisha with an abundance of garden produce and beautiful blooms. And Kelly stops by to discuss caring for mums.
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…