Illinois Public Media

This week on The Atomic Age Cocktail Party, it’s Soft Tempo Lounge. That next step in lounge and easy listening that blended the rhythms of bossa nova with bits of cool…

Composer Caroline Shaw was recently nominated for an Emmy Award for her score for Ken Burns’s Leonardo da Vinci docuseries, which aired last fall on PBS. Read on to…

On this week’s episode of Prairie Performances, we celebrate the music of rising classical artists

In today’s deep dive, “Predictor” is a play based on the real life story of Margaret Crane, who hasn’t always received credit for inventing the home…

University of Illinois System President Tim Killeen discusses working with the federal government including threats to revoke the visas of internation students and losing…

In today’s deep dive, we’ll learn about what is coming to the Central Illinois area in the world of arts, culture and entertainment.

Season three of "Prairie Fire" begins with brothers Bob and Bill Odenkirk stopping by to talk about their Illinois roots, their professional relationship and their…

We take a tour of the Danville Public Library's joint collaboration between the Vermillion County Master Gardeners and East Central Illinois Master Naturalists. 

This year’s State of Change — Illinois Public Media’s annual environmental special hosted by Tinisha Spain — will focus on aquatic creatures,…