Illinois Public Media News

A life-sized bronze sculpture of Roger Ebert was unveiled Thursday outside the Virginia Theater in Champaign.

A proposal for term limits for Illinois constitutional officers received the support of Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner yesterday (Wednesday). Now, Governor Pat Quinn says he supports the plan.

Gwendolyn Brooks is probably best know for her poem “We Real Cool.” Brooks, a Pulitzer Prize Winner and a past Poet Laureate for the state of Illinois, died in 2000. Last fall, the University of Illinois Rare Book and Manuscript Library acquired her archives. Tonight, at 7:30 at the Lincoln Hall Theater there will be an event serving as an official welcoming of those papers.

The Food and Drug Administration Thursday proposed regulating e-cigarettes for the first time.

Students at Danwon High School in Ansan, South Korea, began the difficult process of resuming classes on Thursday, eight days after a ferry disaster claimed the lives of more than 200 of their classmates.

Governor Pat Quinn is defending himself against charges he inappropriately uses political considerations in hiring for state jobs. 

Three University of Illinois professors have been elected to the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Two of Illinois' top Republicans want to limit how long someone can stay on as governor of Illinois, but they only have about two weeks to get the proposed constitutional amendment through the General Assembly.

A year after Roger Ebert’s death, filmgoers in Champaign have been offered a glimpse into his life story with a new film.

A year ago at this time, Illinois home sales were surging. And even though they’re down this year, one housing analyst says they’re still showing long-term improvement.