Illinois Public Media News

The 10th annual Champaign-Urbana Pride Fest and Parade takes place this weekend. 

The event marks a series of significant milestones for Champaign County and the larger LGBTQ community. 

A four-year degree is not the only option for students when they finish high school. But many choose community college in an effort to join the workforce sooner and save on tuition costs. 

The 15^th annual Pygmalion Festival gets underway Thursday evening in venues across Urbana.

The number of interfaith marriages has been increasing for years. So what does that mean when it comes to raising religious kids? Two Chicago filmmakers ask that question in a documentary called Leaps Of Faiths. Plus, we’ll hear from ESPN’s Cary Chow and CNN contributor Jeff Yang about what the film Crazy Rich Asians meant to them as Asian men. And, as summer wraps up we’ll talk about some of our favorite music artists and venues in Chicago. 

The nation's top spy is set to face Congress on Thursday as Washington hurtles toward another milestone in the fast-deepening Ukraine affair.