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Promotional image of Prairie Fire, Season 4, Episode 2 - October 2026 with three images from each of the three segments

Watch the October edition of “Prairie Fire”

 Join "Prairie Fire" for an-all new episode exploring historic cemeteries of Illinois with librarian and Illinois history expert John Kokoris. You'll also meet fight director Paul Dennhardt, who for 35 years has been designing and choreographing staged physical violence in theaters across the country. Finally, we're celebrating 150 years of Morrow Plots at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
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Clef Notes

Heartland Festival Orchestra Features Oboist Evan Tammen in All-Baroque Program
On Saturday, November 14, the Heartland Festival Orchestra will feature Evan Tammen in two concertos. Tammen, HFO’s principal oboist, will perform Tomaso Albinoni’s Oboe…
Dialogue
Juliana Stratton and Don Tracy

Political heavyweights Juliana Stratton and Don Tracy make the case for replacing US Senator Dick Durbin
Dialogue is sharing recent 21st Show interviews with the 2026 US Senate candidates from Illinois.
The 21st Show
an amber field of corn is seen from above as a green John Deere combine harvests the crop

High costs put strain on Illinois farmers during harvest
Harvest season is well underway across Illinois. According to the USDA, 63% of corn and 66% of soybeans had been harvested as of Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026.It’s been an expensive…
The 21st Show
two squares feature a moment in the debate. At left is Republican Don Tracy, a white man with gray hair wearing a dark blue suit, blue dress shirt and burgundy necktie. He has a state of Illinois pin on his lapel and is gesturing with his hands. At right is Juliana Stratton, a Black woman with dark hair pulled back and parted down the middle. She's wearing a white shirt buttoned to the collar, which she has showing over a navy blue sweater vest.

Recapping the only debate in the race to be Illinois’ next U.S. senator
Tuesday night was the only scheduled debate in the campaign to be the next U.S. Senator from Illinois. Republican Don Tracy faced off against Democratic Lieutenant Governor…
The 21st Show
an African-American man wears a dark suit coat and white dress shirt, open at the collar, in a radio studio with a beige background

Senate candidate Whitfield Harrington Jr. wants Illinois to move beyond two-party system
Whitfield Harrington Jr., a pastor from Chicago, is running to be the next U.S. Senator from Illinois. He registered as the candidate of the American Center Party, which he…
Prairie Fire

Prairie Fire: Season 4 - Episode 2 - October 2026
We get a tour of some great graves and important cemeteries across Illinois, we grapple with fight director Paul Dennahardt, and we celebrate 150 years of an important…
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…