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Prairie Fire Masthead
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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: Episode 12 - May 2024
Join us on a morel mushroom hunt and take a look behind-the-scenes in the creation of museum exhibits at Taylor Studios in Rantoul, IL. We also visit an old-school gaming paradise called Arcadia in central Illinois. Plus, Charles Dickens shares his thoughts on the Illinois prairie and the Mississippi River.
Prairie Fire Stories
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Previewing the 25th Anniversary of Ebertfest with Chaz Ebert
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Remembering Mark Rubel
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Flesor’s Candy Kitchen
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Taylor Studios, Inc.
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The Underground Railroad in Illinois
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Candy Foster - Entertainer
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Operation Wild Horse
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Charles Dickens previews “A Christmas Carol”
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U of I Black Chorus Performs in Collins Studio
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Haunted Illinois: The Avon Theater
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A House That Made History
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The Great Pumpkin Patch
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Haunted Illinois: Alton & The Mineral Springs Hotel
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Arcadia: America’s Playable Arcade Museum
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The Coonley Playhouse
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Charles Dickens on the Mississippi River
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Los Texano’z
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The Brown Bag
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A Toast to…Kaighla Rises
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Anthony Becker
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Past Favorites with Alison Davis
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Chris Vallillo
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Preston Jackson
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Cherry Blossoms at Japan House
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High Cross Sound
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Charles Dickens Visits Illinois
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Stango Cuisine
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Susannah Scaroni
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Leah Marlene
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Gettin’ to It: The Jazz Life of Christian McBride
Prairie Fire Episodes
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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…