Illinois Public Media News

We revisit the story of the first American town founded by African-Americans—New Philadelphia, Illinois. Plus, our in-person tours of the Lincoln Memorial and the Lincoln Cottage in Washington, D.C.

An administrator resigned amid sexual harassment accusations. Another college hired him. A professor was found to have stalked a coworker. She agreed to retire, then won a Fulbright grant. Campus leaders vow reforms, but many say it’s a long road.

We found several sexual harassment allegations against University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign faculty that haven’t been publicly reported. Here’s a rundown of the accusations, the consequences each faced and their responses.

Chemists at the University of Illinois are developing a more environmentally friendly former of polyurethane, a hard-to-recycle polymer that’s used in everything from paint to memory foam.

Even though the Midwest is tops in field corn production and grows row after row of it, these states don’t stand out when it comes to national production of sweet corn.