Illinoisans are invited to chronicle their stories, memories and reflections in audio recordings that will be permanently archived at the U.S. Library of Congress during a series of community recording sessions scheduled for this summer. Illinois Voices 250 is an initiative led by the Illinois America 250 Commission in partnership with Illinois Humanities and StoryCorps Studios. A community recording day is a free public event where members of a community pair up with a conversation partner and record a short story about their life, their memories, or their hopes for the future. People can participate in public community recording events happening around the state or consider using the do-it-yourself option available online at il250.org/il-voices. Participants will be invited to respond to such questions as:

• “What’s a story from your family that you want to be remembered?”

• “When have you felt most proud – or most conflicted – about this country?”

• “What kind of future do you hope to see by the country’s 300th anniversary?”