The Illinois State House Committee hears testimony concerning a proposed gun control bill, the University of Illinois and Sanitation Protection District will turn uneaten food into fertilizer, a new program will use federal grants to assist rural Illinois economies, Ja Nelle Davenport-Pleasure is named Urbana Poet Laureate, and the University of Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team beats the Alabama A&M Bulldogs.

Hosted by Laszlo Richard Toth.

Stories by Bekah Douglas, Kaitlyn Devitt, Daniel Villarreal, Mac Dudley, and Jacob Shumaker.