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The Heartland Theatre Company is centering the voices of people of color. It's diverse storytelling out of the box. Plus, the national conversation about paying for healthcare and what kind to pay for continues. Check in with a Bloomington-Normal health executive about how that's going. A community can get a lot of insight by seeing itself reflected in the eyes of an outsider. Eleanor Roosevelt was one such outsider for Bloomington-Normal in 1937. Hear more in our latest episode of the WGLT series McHistory. And the new EP from soul-folk trio 'Sarah & the Underground' released on Father's Day was originally a gift for family.

Housing advocates say the pace of rental aid distribution has picked up, but they are still not sure enough people are applying. That's true in the immigrant community as well as you hear from the Immigration Project. The Democratic Party controlled remap is designed to make sure GOP Representatives Mary Miller and Darin LaHood will have to run against each other. It's not clear who will survive. One expert says LaHood is stronger in a general election, but Miller could take him out in a primary. And the music of the neo new wave band Fantastic Plastics has gorgeous melodies that often frame pointed critiques OF technology and modern society.

The pandemic has caused $72 million in losses to Illinois State University. And during her State of the University speech, President Terri Goss Kinzy said even with state and federal aid, ISU is still down $25 million. There's a lot of buzz about an alleged abduction attempt near Illinois State University. It didn't happen, yet safety worry remains. Police say do not take counsel from your fear. The mother of a missing ISU student complains other cases are getting more attention than her son. And the Central Illinois band the Way Down Wanderers talk about fatherhood, addiction, and their new album.

A Bloomington police policy change has quickly and significantly reduced the racial disparity in traffic stops. The department has shifted more officers to high-crash areas instead of places that have a high demand for service. The death of an Illinois State University student hit by a vehicle in a campus area crosswalk is prompting action. The town of Normal will do a traffic engineering study at College and Kingsley. Eureka College students find out what makes an engaged citizen. And central Illinois researchers have discovered a new less expensive way to make jet fuel out of soybeans. Patent pending.

The FBI has said it doesn't have the power to take over the Jelani Day investigation from local authorities. That's not - quite - true. One scholar points to civil rights era murders as an exception. He also says the feds are really reluctant to do that! It used to be said no middle class no democracy. But as democracies have weakened in nations middle classes haven't kicked back much. ISU political scientist Ali Riaz says that's because in countries like Turkey, and Bangladesh, they have benefitted from the rise of the autocrats. And Arts Correspondent Lauren Warnecke dives into a rousing Rachmaninoff performance and the premiere of a new work by the Illinois Symphony Orchestra.

NPR's David Welna reports that the core of President Bush's tax cut plan has been approved by the House of Representatives. Ten Democrats broke ranks to join 220 Republicans in voting FOR the bill last night. But some supporters of the bill weren't altogether pleased -- they say it fails to address possible surplus shortfalls, and lacks a plan to pay off the national debt.

The Base Closure and Relocation Commission approves the closure of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. The commission is considering hundreds of other Pentagon recommendations, including closing Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota.

The 2022 Pulitzer Prize awards were spread across a wide range of newsrooms and subjects, from toxic workplace hazards to the Jan. 6 attack.

Again, NASA is trying to launch its big new moon rocket on its first test flight.

Also: A published report lists Special Counsel Mueller's questions for President Trump; Pompeo on Israel's documents regarding Iran's nuclear plans; and renowned taekwondo master Jhoon Rhee dies.