Illinois leads the nation in number of tornadoes in 2026, following a trend of less tornadoes touching down in Tornado Alley and more occurring in the eastern Midwest.
State of Change 2025 airs Thursday, November 13 at 7:00 p.m. on WILL-TV.
CHAMPAIGN COUNTY – Illinois is called the prairie state because a few centuries ago, it was mostly prairie land, filled with thousands with different types of plants. Now, those native plants are locked into a competition with invasives. Ryan Pankau is the Horticulture Educator for Illinois Extension. The forester said honeysuckle is the biggest plant threat to
Armadillos have little hair and cannot survive on ground that is frozen for more than a few days. But climate change means winter in much of Illinois is becoming more bearable.
Invasive birds cost the United States’ farming industry billions of dollars every year. But to find out which species are the biggest culprit, you have to get up way before the sun comes up.
URBANA – Carbon is a key to life on Earth. Whether it’s animals, people, plants, or water, life on our planet would not be possible without carbon. Human use of carbon means Illinois and our planet are in a State of Change. The second episode of State of Change premieres Thursday, November 17 at 7:30