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WATCH NOW: Prairie Fire Returns for Season 3!

 The Emmy Award-winning IPM classic series retruns with Actor Bob Odenkirk and more. 
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Atomic Age Cocktail Party
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Grooving Guitars 2 (144)
This week, on The Atomic Age Cocktail Party, it’s another look at Grooving Guitars…a spotlight of some of the great guitar players and innovators of the hi-fi…
Evening Concert

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and Fiesta!
Sunday night September 28 at 6:00 on the “Evening Concert” on “W-I-L-L Classical” you’ll hear Chausson’s “Concerto for Violin, Piano…
Classic Mornings

Settling the Scores
What a mess!
Weather Realness
Solar panels in Vermilion County.

How harvesting solar energy could save all of us money in the long run
Today on Weather Realness, we are talking all about solar energy. If you have a question about climate or weather, leave a voicemail at 217.333.2141.
Weather Realness
sun and sunflowers

How solar is helping Illinois pave the way to a greener future
Today on Weather Realness, we are talking all about solar energy. If you have a question about climate or weather, leave a voicemail at 217.333.2141.  
The 21st Show
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Did the mainstream media launch Darren Bailey to political prominence?
Darren Bailey has announced another run for governor of Illinois. The downstate farmer easily won the Republican primary in 2022, but went on to lose to Democratic Gov. J.B.…
Prairie Fire

Prairie Fire: Season 3 - Episode 1 - September 2025
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…
Mid-American Gardener

The Danville Public Library’s Native Plant Garden
We take a tour of the Danville Public Library's joint collaboration between the Vermillion County Master Gardeners and East Central Illinois Master Naturalists. 
State of Change

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