Illinois Public Media News

Middle school kids in the Champaign County town of Mahomet got a lesson last week on playing safe online, courtesy of Google.

One of Illinois’ biggest film festival is back this week! Chaz Ebert joins us to talk about the line-up that moviegoers can expect during this year’s Ebertfest. But first, David McCraw is one of the chief lawyers for the New York Times. And the Central Illinois native has a new book out called 'Truth In Our Times: Inside The Fight For Press Freedom in An Age Of Alternative Facts.'

Illinois Senators want to make sure everyone is counted in the 2020 Census. Legislation would give $25 million in grants to organizations serving hard-to-reach communities.

Tobacco sales in Illinois will soon be off-limits to anyone younger than 21 under a law signed Sunday by Gov. J.B. Pritzker.

Some computer scientists are enthralled by programs that can teach themselves how to perform tasks, such as reading X-rays.