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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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Soft Tempo Lounge (143)
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…
Evening Concert
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast
Tuesday night September 23 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on “W-I-L-L Classical” it’s the “Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio…
Prairie Performances
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Prairie Performances: Rising Classical Artists
On this week’s episode of Prairie Performances, we celebrate the music of rising classical artists
The 21st Show
John Cougar Mellencamp performs both on stage and on one of two large screen television screens set up at the University of Illinois Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Ill. on Sept. 22, 1985 during the Farm Aid concert.

New museum exhibit in Urbana showcases history of Farm Aid
Today marks 40 years since the first Farm Aid concert took place in Champaign in 1985. The Spurlock Musuem of World Cultures in Urbana is presenting an exhibit on both the…
The 21st Show

Looking back at 1985 Farm Aid Concert in Champaign
The 21st took a look back at one of the biggest concerts in Illinois history. September 22, 2020 marked the 35 year anniversary of the first annual Farm Aid concert…
The 21st Show
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As Farm Aid marks 40th anniversary, what is the status of American agriculture today?
Today is the 40th anniversary of Farm Aid, the mega-concert that took over Champaign, Illinois’ Memorial Stadium in 1985.  Farm Aid was prompted by a crisis in…
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,…