Illinois Public Media News

 Michigan State hit 85 percent of its free throws, while Illinois converted less than 29 percent of its shots from the floor

The work of the late Chicago photographer Vivian Maier is featured in an Oscar-nominated documentary, but a legal battle over her inheritance could hold up new releases of her work for years to come.

On Sunday, the red carpet will be rolled out for the Academy Awards and Illinois will have a significant presence. We’ll explore those connections beginning with Helen Estabrook, Champaign-Urbana native and the producer of Whiplash could take home as many as five Academy Awards. Finding Vivian Maier is a Chicago story written and directed by a Chicagoan. It could win best documentary….and find itself in copyright trouble. We’ll cover all that and more but first in this WILL special: Illinois at the Oscars

Coach John Groce says the redshirt junior plans on earning his degree before transferring to another college to pursue a master's degree.
 

Patrons of the Champaign Public Library will soon have fewer hours to use their services, but library officials say they don’t expect further cuts next year.