Statewide

Randy.Eccles

Reporting from in and around Illinois. Listen to Statewide across Illinois in: Bloomington/Normal – WGLT 89.1 (Fridays 11 a.m. - Noon) Carbondale – WSIU 91.9 (Sundays 6-7 a.m.) Mount Vernon - WVSI 88.9 (Sundays 6-7 a.m.) Olney - WUSI 90.3 (Sundays 6-7 a.m.) Rockford/DeKalb – WNIJ 89.5 (Saturdays 6-7 a.m., Sundays 6-7 p.m.) Springfield/Decatur - WUIS 91.9 (Fridays 11 a.m. - Noon, 11 p.m. - Midnight, Saturdays 9-10 a.m.) Peoria – WCBU 89.9 (Fridays 6-7 p.m.) Pittsfield - WIPA 89.3 (Fridays 11 a.m. - Noon, 11 p.m. - Midnight, Saturdays 9-10 a.m.) Urbana/Champaign – WILL 580 (Fridays 11 a.m. - Noon, 7-8 p.m.)

  • 50 minutes 29 seconds
    Statewide: Protecting your mental health during the holidays
    For those who suffer from mental health challenges, holiday stress can make their conditions worse.
    11 December 2025, 4:51 pm
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    Statewide: The season for scams
    This is the busiest shopping period of the year. That also brings risks to consumers as scammers are working to make sure you have an unhappy holiday season. Your financial and personal information is even more at risk.
    4 December 2025, 4:35 pm
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    Statewide: Deportation and families left behind
    As more people are deported by immigration authorities, family members are left behind. One woman tells her story after her father was sent back to Mexico following years of living in the U.S.
    25 November 2025, 11:57 pm
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    Statewide: What has changed for theater artists of color?
    Five years ago, a prominent letter rippled through the Chicago theater community, sparked by outrage at the murder of George Floyd. It put an industry in the spotlight, but did it make a difference?
    20 November 2025, 9:08 pm
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    Statewide: 50 years ago, Siskel & Ebert brought the movies to TV
    The two rival newspaper critics began their landmark pairing on Chicago public television.
    14 November 2025, 11:36 am
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    Statewide: A half century later, mystery still surrounds the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
    The freighter went down in Lake Superior Nov. 10, 1975.
    6 November 2025, 8:28 pm
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    Statewide: Immigration agents using stealth tactics
    From wearing masks to concealing identities of vehicles, agents are raising concerns in Illinois and other states.
    30 October 2025, 2:28 pm
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    Statewide: The War of the Worlds
    A 1938 radio drama became one of the most famous productions ever, thanks to Orson Welles and his company.
    23 October 2025, 2:35 pm
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    Statewide: Getting better sleep
    Many people report having difficulty sleeping. A sleep expert gives us some tips.
    15 October 2025, 7:54 pm
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    Statewide: Manufacturing amid economic concerns
    Higher labor costs and the president's tariffs are making it difficult to navigate the current business climate.
    9 October 2025, 9:50 pm
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    Statewide: Meet the ICE resistance
    On this episode, an effort called the People's Patrol organizes scores of volunteers to confront immigration agents carrying out President Trump's deportation blitz.
    2 October 2025, 9:24 pm
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