The League of Women Voters of Greater Rockford is hosting a community housing meeting Wednesday, Nov. 12 from 6-8 p.m. at the Rockford District 1 Police Station.

Federally-funded “TRIO” programs provide services to disadvantaged students from middle school to college. This year, the Trump administration cut several TRIO grants in Illinois. WNIJ’s Peter Medlin has more on how students use the program and what they could lose.

Commuters all across the Great Lakes region faced whiteout snow conditions this morning. The burst of snow was due to the so-called “lake effect,” and it’s unusual this early in the season.

Nearly two million Illinois residents receive a monthly allotment to purchase food under the federal supplemental nutrition assistance program. But some recipients have only received partial payment this month because of the federal government shutdown. One DeKalb County nonprofit is working to fill the gap.

Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s poet is Christopher D. Sims.

Food pantries across the U.S. are dealing with a rise in demand for food following uncertainty around SNAP benefits, and northern Illinois is no exception.

The Gail Borden Public Library has received a state grant to digitize documents such as “The Elgin Dairy Report.”

Veterans Day is coming up, and the City of Aurora is giving former military personnel the chance to make new friends.

On a new Teachers' Lounge, Bob Chikos! He’s a special education teacher at Crystal Lake Central High School.He's involved in education policy at the state level, working on reports about the teacher pipeline and school psychologist shortages.Bob also recently took a fascinating trip around Illinois

DeKalb's Jazz in Progress stops by Studio A to play live and talk with us on this week's show.