Illinois Public Media News

Looking to spice things up? There are plenty of hot sauce options right here in the midwest. 

Many of us have probably experienced the hassle of a delayed flight or lost bag when flying commercially. But what if the luggage has a life-saving organ? Thousands of organs are transported by airlines every year. A recent investigation by Kaiser Health News and the investigative news podcast Reveal explores what happens when those organs get lost in transit.

The abandoned Pillsbury Mills plant in Springfield is due for a renovation. Community members are mobilizing to redevelop the plant nearly 20 years after it closed. 

On Today's 21st: As manufacturing has declined, cities have seen whole blocks where busy plants once stood now abandoned. We talked about a group in Springfield trying to redevelop a former flour mill, and what they can learn from a project in Rockford that gave an old factory new life. 

News around the Land of Lincoln from the Illinois Newsroom.

Democratic presidential hopefuls are on stage in South Carolina ahead of that state’s primary. The candidates’ battle follows Sen. Bernie Sanders’ wins in the New Hampshire primary and the Nevada caucuses. Follow NPR’s live fact checks and analysis of their remarks.

A new documentary about country music in Illinois premieres Monday, March 2, on WILL-TV.

The Univerisity of Illinois men's basketball team now has a legitimate chance on making a solid appearance in the Big Ten tournament.

In light of the coronavirus outbreak, people of Asian descent worldwide have faced xenophobia. 

Today on the 21st: For many, the new strain of Coronavirus has become synonymous with China, and many Chinese Americans say they’ve experienced xenophobia because of it.