Illinois Public Media News

Headlines from around the Land of LIncoln presented by WILL's Illinois Newsroom.

The 37^th annual Insect Fear Film Festival kicks off at 6 p.m. Saturday at Foellinger Auditorium at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Early adulthood can be a huge transition for anyone. And for people with autism, this stage of life comes with its own unique challenges, whether it’s navigating complicated systems for support and services, finding resources outside of the school system, or simply planning for the long-term. A program funded by the National Institute of Mental Health aims to help -- and it’s now being offered in Illinois. 

On Today's 21st: Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is out of prison! For the first time in 13 years, Illinois doesn’t have a governor behind bars. 

Each year, roughly 28,000 people are released from Illinois prisons. Now, four of those men will live in a modest five-bedroom home in a residential neighborhood near downtown Champaign.

Headlines from the state presented by Illinois Newsroom.

Democratic presidential candidates are debating once again, this time in Las Vegas ahead of Saturday's caucuses in Nevada. Follow NPR's live analysis.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker stressed statewide unity in his second budget address on Wednesday. The first-term governor announced his new budget priorities for the next fiscal year, with a focus on accessible education and affordable healthcare.