Illinois Humanities announces two opportunities to celebrate Illinois’s Bicentennial
Illinois Humanities is excited to announce two opportunities leading up to Illinois’s Bicentennial, which will…
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Students Graduated from the Odyssey Project
This year, the Odyssey Project graduated 72 students across its five sites and from its…
Capitol Forum: Changing the Future for Illinois High School Students
Imagine a program that would simultaneously bring students from dramatically different backgrounds together from across…
Meet Jason, Our New Director of Advancement
Jason Smith has been a student of the humanities since he was a teenager. He…
Free Spirit Media: North Lawndale Youth Tell Their Stories
A dozen journalists sat in a circle sharing their latest updates with the newsroom. They…
Peoria Public Library Hosts Illinois Speaks Dialogues on Heroin /…
In 2017, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention identified drug overdose (opioids) as one…
Arts Alliance Illinois Announces Statewide "Listening Tour"
Arts Alliance Illinois is excited to hit the road for eight convenings this spring, open…
Effingham Police Chief Recalls Ferguson Unrest
This article appeared in The Effingham Daily News on February 20, 2017. This event is a part of…
Suspend Disbelief with Historical Actor and Road Scholar Dan Haughey
We’re used to learning about history and its many characters through classrooms and textbooks. But…
The Dialogue Between Journalists and Communities: People-Powered Publishing Conference 2017
When we scheduled the first People-Powered Publishing Conference last year for the Thursday after the…