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Every third Thursday of the month
Prairie Fire is a newly reimagined take on WILL-TV's beloved magazine program from the mid-'90s. Rooted in storytelling, "Prairie Fire" brings you cinematic documentaries, profiles and performances from downstate Illinois.
Watch Prairie Fire on WILL TV every third Thursday of the month at 7:30 PM, or on demand on YouTube or PBS Online.
Prairie Fire: Season 2 - Episode 3 - November 2024
We visit Scratch Brewing Company, located in Ava, Illinois, Prairie Fire Glass in Monticello, and the Japan House in Urbana.
Prairie Fire Stories
Japan House Tea Ceremony
Scratch Brewing Company
Lucas Dul: Typewriter Chicago
Leading Men Fiber Arts
The Legacy of the Black Barbershop
Leah Marlene performs “Prairie Fire”
Pedal the Preserves
Fresh Press Paper
Jerry’s Hat Museum
Prairie Fire nominated for seven Mid-America regional EMMYs
Prairie Fire Returns for New Season
Rouley & Ruey: Morel Mushroom Hunt
Previewing the 25th Anniversary of Ebertfest with Chaz Ebert
Remembering Mark Rubel
Flesor’s Candy Kitchen
Taylor Studios, Inc.
The Underground Railroad in Illinois
Candy Foster - Entertainer
Operation Wild Horse
Charles Dickens previews “A Christmas Carol”
U of I Black Chorus Performs in Collins Studio
Haunted Illinois: The Avon Theater
A House That Made History
The Great Pumpkin Patch
Haunted Illinois: Alton & The Mineral Springs Hotel
Arcadia: America’s Playable Arcade Museum
The Coonley Playhouse
Charles Dickens on the Mississippi River
Los Texano’z
The Brown Bag
A Toast to…Kaighla Rises
Anthony Becker
Past Favorites with Alison Davis
Chris Vallillo
Preston Jackson
Cherry Blossoms at Japan House
High Cross Sound
Charles Dickens Visits Illinois
Stango Cuisine
Susannah Scaroni
Leah Marlene
Gettin’ to It: The Jazz Life of Christian McBride
Prairie Fire Episodes
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Prairie Fire: Season 2 - Episode 3 - November 2024
We visit Scratch Brewing Company, located in Ava, Illinois, Prairie Fire Glass in Monticello, and… -
Prairie Fire: Season 2 - Episode 2 - October 2024
This month, meet a young guy in Downer's Grove who is one of Illinois' only typewriter… -
Prairie Fire: Season 2 - Episode 1 - September 2024
We kick off Season 2 with a visit to Fresh Press Paper in Urbana, Sarah takes us on a bike trip… -
Prairie Fire: Episode 12 - May 2024
Join us on a morel mushroom hunt and take a look behind-the-scenes in the creation of museum… -
Prairie Fire: Episode 11 - April 2024
In celebration of Earth Month, Prairie Fire presents "Cetacean (The Whale)," a one-hour… -
Prairie Fire: Episode 10 - March 2024
We take you to Taylor Studios in Rantoul, where they create and manufacture the actual exhibits you… -
Prairie Fire: Episode 9 - February 2024
In celebration of Black History Month, we sit down with Gerald "Candy" Foster, one of the… -
Prairie Fire: Episode 8 - December 2023
In this special holiday edition of Prairie Fire, we travel to Bull Valley, Illinois to introduce you… -
Prairie Fire: Episode 7 - November 2023
In November, we take a look back at three stories from this season that celebrate the Illinois great… -
Prairie Fire: Episode 6 - October 2023
We visit the Great Pumpkin Patch in Arthur, get an personal tour of the Governor's mansion with… -
Prairie Fire: Episode 5 - September 2023
Meet a couple restoring a Frank Lloyd Wright home in Riverside Illinois. Get a tour of an old school… -
Prairie Fire: Episode 4 - August 2023
We visit a popular deli in Monticello that has been a favorite stop for close to 50 years. And we… -
Prairie Fire: Episode 3 - July 2023
This month, we introduce you to a local gardener with an incredible story, we sit down with a former… -
Prairie Fire: Episode 2 - June 2023
Prairie Fire introduces you to renowned artist and musian Preston Jackson, visits a unique central… -
Prairie Fire: Episode 1 - May 2023
Prairie Fire makes its return with stories about Paralympian Susannah Scaroni, restauranteur Mubanga… -
The Movement Revisited with Christian McBride
Jazz legend Christian McBride and his bandmates visited the University of Illinois campus last year…