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Community Voices

Beatrice Bonner, Randy Eccles

Community Voices is events you might have missed and conversations with neighbors, artists, and area business people. Get to know your neighbors with Community Voices. Suggest a guest at communityvoices@nprillinois.org.

society & culture documentary

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50:43

The First Amendment Under Stress

Community Voices ·

2025/10/09

NPR Illinois and the UIS Center for State Policy and Leadership present a panel discussion on how news media, the press, are under multiple threats to their independence. Medill's Tim Franklin and attorney Don Craven join moderator Sean Crawford to sort through the issues.

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16:39

Camp out to lift up homeless veterans in the...

Community Voices ·

2025/10/07

Fifth Street Renaissance's Camp Out 4 Homeless Veterans is coming up on October 18th at Medics First in Springfield.

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16:41

A new chapter in the reopening of Springfield’s...

Community Voices ·

2025/10/07

The Springfield and Central Illinois African American History Museum has officially reopened. The museum had temporarily closed to undergo significant renovations aimed at creating a more immersive and interactive experience for visitors

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16:40

Local cast scares up age-appropriate morbid humor for...

Community Voices ·

2025/10/02

Community Voices contributor Craig McFarland talks with cast members Olivia Garrett and Jackson Thornton along with directors Nicole and John Sivak about the musical created from the film coming to the Hoogland Center for the Arts.

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50:30

R&B Live Ladies Edition singing the dream in central...

Community Voices ·

2025/09/29

Elnora Brooks and Calia Cole join Community Voices to share the work of R&B Live Ladies Edition and to elevate R&B in the central Illinois music scene.

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16:41

Dr. Wendi Wills El-Amin shares the importance of...

Community Voices ·

2025/09/25

Dr. Wendi El-Amin Associate Dean for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at SIU School of Medicine explores how inclusive healthcare practices are vital to improving community health outcomes.

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16:41

Dr. John Flack shares strategies for preventing and...

Community Voices ·

2025/09/23

Dr. John Flack shares information about hypertension.

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16:41

Spencer Theatre Company brings Frankenstein to the...

Community Voices ·

2025/09/23

Spencer Theatre Company’s production of Frankenstein runs October 10–12 and October 17–19 at the Hoogland Center for the Arts.

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16:41

Come From Away brings humanity and kindness to the...

Community Voices ·

2025/09/23

The Legacy Theatre will present the regional premier of Come From Away, September 26-28, October 1-5 and 8-12.

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16:40

Mary Frances curates Untold Stories, and exhibits the...

Community Voices ·

2025/09/18

Springfield artist Mary Frances shares the work and history behind her exhibit about the east side's People's Bank of Springfield.

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16:41

Cathy Randall: A life of vision beyond sight

Community Voices ·

2025/09/18

Cathy Randall of Jacksonville has lived a life full of advocacy and service.

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23:00

Aidan McParland goes from bags to beats

Community Voices ·

2025/09/16

Musician and producer Aidan McParland played bagpipes with family in Springfield, graduated Illinois, and now finds himself at a studio in Chicago and performing as Forever

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16:41

Hope and awareness lead the way at Springfield’s Out...

Community Voices ·

2025/09/15

The Out of the Darkness Walk is October 4 beginning at the UIS Student Union.

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16:41

Volunteers needed to help reconstruct historic Duck...

Community Voices ·

2025/09/15

HistoriCorps is partnering with the Shawnee National Forest to reconstruct the historic Duck Bay Shelter, a CCC-era structure in Southern Illinois.

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23:01

Paramedic-to-Producer: Central Illinois natives...

Community Voices ·

2025/09/05

Patrick and Paul "Pizza" Pianezza are the creative minds behind the upcoming feature film Code 3, hitting theaters September 12.

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16:39

Retiring LLCC President talks about the future of...

Community Voices ·

2025/09/03

Dr. Charlotte Warren has announced she will retire next summer.

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33:22

NVE groups targeting youth online and what parents...

Community Voices ·

2025/08/28

The Springfield-based FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force is working to raise awareness about the growing threat of Nihilistic Violent Extremist (NVE) groups.

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12:31

Rochester's Rock & Run for Mental Health - Sept. 7

Community Voices ·

2025/08/28

Brandon Damm is organizing the third Rock & Run for Mental Health at Rochester Community Park on September 7, 2025, from 9 a.m. to noon, It will benefit Heritage Behavioral Health in Decatur which focuses on suicide prevention. If you need emotional support, reach out to the national mental health hotline: 988.

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16:41

Learn new skills and make new friends at IWIL Women's...

Community Voices ·

2025/08/27

Sarah Brewer gives insight on IWIL Women's Symposium 2025.

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33:22

Rikeesha Phelon crafting messages that matter in...

Community Voices ·

2025/08/27

Rikeesha Phelon talks about her career evolution, the role of strategic communication in institutions like SIU, and how she balances innovation with clarity in health messaging.

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