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The pilot program currently has about 6,000 patients, not close to what advocates were hoping for at this point. They say there are number of reasons behind that - including the application process, and the state's failure to expand the list of qualifying conditions. Without legislative action, it will expire in January 2018.
The number of overdose-related deaths in Illinois could be higher, were it not for drugs that can save a person from opioid abuse. But that is just the beginning of a long road to recovery.
A potential new state budget barely passed the Illinois House Wednesday night, but Governor Bruce Rauner is already signaling a veto.
Brain cancer claims the lives of about 15,000 people every year, and treatments are limited. On the today's show: we spoke with researchers who are trying to change that. Plus, what can we expect from Springfield lawmakers as the final week of session draws to a close?
An attempt to reach a deal on Governor Bruce Rauner's pro-business, anti-labor demands isn't working out for House Democrats, who are set to go it alone on a new state budget. House Speaker Michael Madigan says he told the Republican governor during a meeting Wednesday "he's not being real persuasive'' in negotiations that he's established with various groups of lawmakers. The measure passed later Wednesday, as House Republicans howled in protest.
