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On the 21st: We examined how President Trump's travel ban will affect Illinois. Plus, we spoke with state lawmakers who are fighting to save Peoria's agriculture lab and we discussed what happens if Illinois roadwork is halted if there's no budget passed come Friday.

President Trump’s proposed budget would cut 360 million dollars from agricultural research, and a University of Illinois researcher says it is a bad time to do that.

Medicaid is the government health care program for the poor. That's the shorthand explanation. But Medicaid is so much more than that — which is why it's become the focal point of the battle in Washington to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.

In response to Gov. Bruce Rauner’s order for a 10-day special session, the General Assembly returned to Springfield this week to focus on crafting a budget. Three weeks ago, legislators tried to beat the end of the official spring legislative session and worked to pass measures on a wide range of issues.

Democrats and Republicans are continuing to negotiate in Springfield as Illinois is approaching two years without a budget. As Brian Mackey reports, both sides are narrowing their focus.

A local group that advocates for greater access to health care says the Congressional Budget Office’s review of U-S Senate health care legislation shows it would hit particularly hard in Champaign-Urbana.

The University of Illinois says it has a new director for the National Center for Supercomputing Applications.

On the 21st: We continued our series on how communities across Illinois are trying to stop gun violence by looking at programs in Peoria and Champaign-Urbana that offer a fresh start to people with a history of gun violence. We also got get the latest on the ongoing "special session" to resolve the state's budget impasse.