Neighbors

Projects

Community Cinema
The Community Cinema project
WILL's monthly series of award-winning, independent documentaries from the Independent Television Services screened and discussed at the Champaign Public Library.
Neighbors
Neighbors banner in orange, blue and white
Shelter is a basic human need. In Neighbors are stories exploring issues of housing and community.
9/11: Ten Years Later
Smoke pours off one of the towers of the World Trade Center.
Stories that look back at the September 11, 2001 attacks.
Baseball
Baseball player swinging a bat
A collection of stories about baseball's history in east central Illinois.
Bike to Work
Woman standing next to bicycle outside
Stories, events, and tips on biking to work and school from residents of east central Illinois.
Civil Rights
Martin Luther King at March on Washington
The challenges and triumphs of civil rights movements in east central Illinois and across the country.
Community Conversations
Hoopeston teens at a Community Conversation.
Listening to communities in east central Illinois talk about their concerns, needs, hopes, and dreams.
Economy
This section focuses on the economy.
Stories about the Great Recession and connections to resources and organizations in east central Illinois that can help.
Farmers’ Markets
Vendor and patron at the Clinton IL Farmer''s Market
Farmers' Markets across East Central Illinois.
Freedom Riders
A bus used by the freedom riders burns
A look at the struggle for racial justice in the United States then and now.
Growing Hope Against Hunger
Volunteers work at Chambana Cranksgiving
Looking at unmet needs for accessible, fresh, healthy food and getting it to the table in east central Illinois.
Health & Wellness Initiatives
Kindergarten students learn a new game from Mrs. Burgoyne
Engage with initiatives in east central Illinois that are attemping to reduce obesity and encourage active living, access to healthy food, shared family meals, and safe routes to school and work.
Inside the Classroom
A look inside classrooms across East Central Illinois.
A look at innovative projects in east central Illinois schools.
Inside Your Hometown
A map of East Central Illinois
Exploring the cities and towns of east central Illinois.
Life on Route 150
Life on Route 150 banner with car, map, and road sign
A month-long series of reports through June on issues facing people and communities in east central Illinois.
My Source
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People describing the impact of WILL/Illinois Public Media programs and services.

Neighbors

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Neighbors banner in orange, blue and white
Neighbors
Shelter is a basic human need. In Neighbors are stories exploring issues of housing and community.

Community Cinema

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The Community Cinema project
The Community Cinema project engages people through film.
Illinois Public Media has joined with the Independent Television Service (ITVS) to bring you Community Cinema, a series of monthly screenings (September - June) of independent documentaries shown at the Champaign Public Library. Each hour-long film is viewed and then discussed with the audience and a community panel of people with knowledge of the topic locally. These screenings are free and open to the public.

9/11: Ten Years Later

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Smoke pours off one of the towers of the World Trade Center.
Smoke pours off one of the towers of the World Trade Center as flames explode from the second one as it is struck by a plane Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001, after terrorists crashed planes into the buildings. The attack collapsed both buildings.
September 11, 2001 was a day that changed the United States forever. Four airplanes were hijacked, and crashed into different locations across the east coast in New York, Washington, DC, and Pennsylvania. As the 10th anniversary of 9/11 approaches, Illinois Public Media News reports on how the attacks continue to affect people in central Illinois.