A February 9 Facebook Live discussion followed an Illinois Newsroom series by Education reporter Lee Gaines about calls to defund the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign police department, arrest rates of Black people by the department and views of officers about the abolition movement.

At 7 pm on Monday October 5th, the 13th congressional district Democratic challenger Betsy Dirksen Londrigan and Republican incumbent Rodney Davis are joining Illinois Public Meida and WCIA for a live, in-person debate. Londrigan nearly defeated Davis two years ago in a close race. This year, the race is looking even closer. 

WATCH LIVE:  At 1:30 p.m. today Gov. Pritzker is holding a press briefing in Springfield to provide an update on the state of COVID-19 in Illinois.

In this web exclusive, the 2020-2021 Ebert Fellows discuss the different types of music that helped them get through the pandemic.

WATCH LIVE:  At 1:30 p.m. today Gov. Pritzker is holding a press briefing in Champaign to discuss what K-12 students returning to the classroom could look like in Illinois