Music Beyond Worlds
On this week's Prairie Performances, we bring the final frontier to the prairie frontier, exploring music inspired by the world beyond our own.
Illinois Public Media
Arts and Culture
Move over, Hollywood! Central Illinois gets in on filmmaking action
Local production company Shatterglass Films has made a new Roger Ebert documentary called “The Last Movie Critic.” Last year, stars like Bryan Cranston and John Goodman filmed a comedy called “Chili Finger” around Monticello and Paxton with the help of Flyover Film Studios, which is based in Rantoul. Both of these films will be showing at Ebertfest this coming weekend in Champaign.Latest News
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WILL FM
Prairie Performances
Prairie Performances
An American in Vienna
Who knew Gershwin and Schoenberg had so much in common?
Evening Concert
The Evening Concert on Illinois Classical
Music by Bartok, Roberto Sierra, Sibelius, Mahler, Bach, and others
WILL AM
The 21st Show
‘One Last Dance’: What Ebertfest meant to local film buffs
Champaign's Ebertfest is coming to an end at least in its current form. The co-founder and the director of the famous local film festival discuss its history, this weekend’s…
The 21st Show
Move over, Hollywood! Central Illinois gets in on filmmaking action
For the longest time, Los Angeles has been the capital of the filmmaking industry in America. But that’s been changing in recent years. In Illinois, more than 700 million…
The 21st Show
University of Illinois Springfield’s faculty strike: What’s at stake?
It’s been 10 days since faculty at the University of Illinois Springfield went on strike. At issue are pay raises, salary minimums, protections against the use of artificial…
WILL TV
Prairie Fire
Prairie Fire: Season 3 - Episode 6 - March 2026
We introduce you to the art of Brian Dettmer, get a special performance from hip-hop duo Mother Nature, and visit with quilter Millie Sorrells, who shows us creativity has no…
News Local/State
Illinois Public Media and the College of Media team up to offer teen podcast workshops
The workshops will be held April 4, 11 and 25. Registration is required.
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.
