Illinois Public Media News

Fresh off a tour of London and Germany, Kilborn Alley returns home to the stage at Research Park tonight.  They stopped by the studio to play a few songs and talk with Morning Edition host Brian Moline.

Mayor Bob Harwood said the city is starting see flood waters recede after experiencing its worst conditions since January 2008.  A few hundred residents could return home early next week.

Champaign’s Fire Department plans to celebrate its 150th anniversary this Sunday (July 19) with a parade and fire muster --- defined as a ceremonial assembly of firefighters. Residents will also get a chance to see some of the gear that's transformed the job of a firefighter over the years.

In what appears to be a fundamentally new strategy in the use of campaign cash in Illinois, the state’s new Republican governor in May doled out $400,000 in a single day from his main campaign committee, giving to all 67 Republicans in both chambers of the legislature.

High profile racial violence has captivated the nation in recent years. From the death of Trayvon Martin to most recently a fatal shooting at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston South Carolina, an unspeakable tragedy that is reminiscent of the 1960's.