On the 21st: What's behind an effort to get more women veterans to tell their stories? Plus, we discuss the move of an Abraham Lincoln from Chicago to Peoria and learn about the current state of solar power in Illinois, as a North Carolina-based company explores the possibility of building a solar farm in Peoria County.
Event organizers expect 50,000 people to visit downtown Urbana this weekend.
Taste of Champaign-Urbana happens this weekend in Champaign. The annual event hosted by the Champaign Park District is in its 47th year.
On the 21st: We talked about what it's like to immigrate to Illinois in the current political climate. We also learned why a man serving a life sentence was released from prison, and get a preview of tomorrow's Ebertfest panels about the role of art and films in promoting empathy.
Marc Nelson's goal is to teach his students at Central Junior High School in Kewanee that there is more to art than paintings hanging from a gallery wall. The students are learning that lesson by creating images of the civil war and humanitarian crisis in Syria -- artwork that is shared on Twitter via the hashtag #StandWithAleppo.
