Illinois Public Media

Community

An image of a brown street sign includes the text

Champaign’s Honorary Streets: the Stories Behind the Signs

Across Champaign, dozens of streets are named in honor of people and organizations that have made a significant cultural, historical, or humanitarian impact on the city. Illinois Student Newsroom reporters have produced an all-new series of stories spotlighting some of these local legacies. 

Latest News

IPM Newsroom

All Creatures Great and Small Stream Now (1.12.26 - 2.2.26)

New Season of PBS Series All Creatures Great and Small from MASTERPIECE. Click here to stream all episodes now with WILL Passport.

WILL FM

Classics of the Phonograph

Classics of the Phonograph:

On this weeks Classics of the Phonograph, we will hear Igor Stravinsky's early works.
Atomic Age Cocktail Party
Atomic Age logo with an illustration of a man and woman dance one ether side of the phrase

Cheerful Cha Chas (154)

Coming up, on The Atomic Age Cocktail Party, it’s Cheerful Cha-Chas. We take a look at some of the wild and wonderful cha-cha records that came out during the height of the…
Evening Concert

The Evening Concert on Illinois Classical

Music by de Falla, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Bruckner, and others

WILL AM

The 21st Show
Pritzker, on a mostly blue TV news set, points his index fingers toward host Brett Baier, who raises his right hand as though he's about to palm a basketball; both men are wearing navy blue suits, Pritzker is spoting a purple necktie while Baier's is dark blue.

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker is building up his national profile

Governor J.B. Pritzker has been building up his profile. A new analysis finds he’s favoring national outlets, many of which are friendly toward Democrats, over…
The 21st Show
Donald Trump sitting before a microphone, with a wall of American flags behind him

Why is President Trump trying to stop child care support for 100,000 Illinois families?

President Trump is trying to pause funding for child care programs in Illinois and other states led by Democrats. We’ll talk about why, how those programs work, and the…
The 21st Show
Raoul stands behind a lectern with a sign reading

Attorney General Kwame Raoul: Illinois has sued the Trump administration 51 times

Illinois has been fighting the Trump administration in court over ICE activity, National Guard deployments, and government funding. We’ll talk about that with the state’s…

WILL TV

Prairie Fire

Prairie Fire: Season 3 - Episode 4 - December 2025

We introduce you to Bloomington artist Herb Eaton, learn the important role the “Illinois Country” played in the American Revolution, and get a special holiday performance…
Mid-American Gardener

A Visit to Prairie Fruits Farms for our December Shows

This week, Karen, Ella, and Jim come along to Prairie Fruits Farms in Urbana to wrap up the year in style!
State of Change

The state of the Illinois Prairie

State of Change 2025 looks at efforts to retain existing prairie in Illinois, as well as strategies to restore some areas to a more natural state.