Angela Jackson is an award-winning poet, novelist, and playwright. She is also the fifth Illinois Poet Laureate. She spoke to Community Voices about her background in writing, the influence of poetry and song on social justice movements, and she explains some of her different works.

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2 days ago · Six years ago, Illinois became the second state in the nation to offer subsidies to farmers for planting cover crops in the fall, an effort to reverse its status as one of the worst states for agriculture runoff. Despite the program’s popularity and calls from environmentalists and farmers for its funding to increase, Gov. JB Pritzker has proposed a 31% funding cut.

1 day ago · SPRINGFIELD — Intellectual and developmental disability service organizations are bracing for potential cuts to Medicaid and Medicare from the federal government under congressional Republicans and President Donald Trump. About 3.9 million Illinoisans are enrolled in Medicaid. Of that total, 44%

1 day ago · The Children's Discovery Museum in Normal is among the many Illinois institutions that will lose support with the abolition of the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services. A Trump administration effort to remove the federal government from wide swaths of American life continue to spread ...

Despite Trump order, Illinois won’t require voter proof of citizenship; State Week: Durbin's decision; Damage to Wyndham hotel forces closure ; Illinois Poet Laureate Angela Jackson gives insight on the power of poetry

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Jul 10, 2024 · Thanks to a Healing Illinois grant from the Illinois Department of Human Services and the Field Foundation of Illinois, administered by the United Way of Central Illinois, the NPR Illinois team is visiting several diverse communities to discuss what it's like to live in central Illinois.In this LISTEN session you hear from members of the Indian community at The Hindu Temple of Greater ...

Mar 25, 2025 · News from NPR Illinois. As the Trump administration dismantles the Department of Education, there's a call for Illinois to increase its support for education funding and supports.

Mar 24, 2025 · As the Trump administration dismantles the Department of Education, there's a call for Illinois to increase its support for education funding and supports.