
Community Voices
Weekdays Noon, 10 PM; Saturdays 5-7 PM (CV-X)
Community Voices is events you might have missed and conversations with neighbors, artists, and area businesspeople. Get to know your neighbors with Community Voices.
Suggest a guest or comment at CommunityVoices@nprillinois.org
Latest Episodes
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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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Cathy Randall of Jacksonville has lived a life full of advocacy and service.
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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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The Out of the Darkness Walk is October 4 beginning at the UIS Student Union.
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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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Patrick and Paul "Pizza" Pianezza are the creative minds behind the upcoming feature film Code 3, hitting theaters September 12.
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Dr. Charlotte Warren has announced she will retire next summer.
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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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Brandon Damm is organizing the fourth annual Rock & Run for Mental Health at Rochester Community Park Pavilion 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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Sarah Brewer gives insight on IWIL Women's Symposium 2025.