In today's episode, you'll hear from Illinois educators about what they think regarding the new curriculum requirement to teach a unit on media literacy. And the Big Table of Greater Peoria is returning for a third year, and one of the organizers is calling for everyone to pull up a seat and give their input. Plus, hear from the candidates for Peoria County Board districts 8, 9, and 10.

The Big Table of Greater Peoria is returning for a third year, and organizers want you to pull up a seat.

A local theater director is bringing a Tony award-winning musical to the stage in Peoria, but with a greater mission than to entertain and dazzle audiences.

Russian president Vladimir Putin is sending 300 thousand additional troops to Ukraine to beef up the nation's flagging invasion effort.

Amanda Riggenbach, the project manager of the Tumultuous 2020 project at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, spent a year documenting COVID-19 in Illinois.

In today's episode, Former U-S Ambassador to Ukraine John Herbst provides his take on the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. And a new musical coming to Peoria Players Theatre in March focuses on amplifying the voices and showing the diversity within Greater Peoria's Hispanic community. Plus, a Peoria native led a project documenting the oral history of the Coronavirus in Illinois, and you'll hear about the findings.

In today's episode, you'll hear more about what Illinois' proposed Worker's Rights Amendment includes, and why some are either for, or against this potential change. Plus, on this week's episode of Out and About, Jenn Gordon talks with members from the Peoria Art Guild about what to expect at this year's 60th annual Peoria Fine Art Fair happening this weekend.

COVID-19 fundamentally changed the way we view and understand the world around us. Post-lockdowns, many industries are grappling with how to regain their footing, especially those who were hit the hardest such as theatres and live performance venues.

Colorado-based Motus Theater is bringing the national tour of its “JustUs” project featuring monologists sharing their experiences with incarceration to the Knox College campus next week.

In today's episode, you'll hear how some local governments are spending their COVID-19 relief dollars on violence prevention. And as Halloween inches closer, you'll get a look at how one local attraction prepares for the haunt. Plus, reporter Joe Deacon heads to Galesburg for a behind the scenes look at Motus Theater's JustUs performance, a national tour featuring monologists sharing their experiences with incarceration.