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In today's deep dive, we'll learn about a referendum on the ballots of six counties in southwest Illinois that will ask if county boards should discuss forming a new state separate from Chicago.
In today's deep dive, we’ll listen to a conversation with Carol Moseley Braun, the first Black woman elected to the U.S. Senate.
In today's deep dive, we’ll learn more about the Black male voting ahead of the upcoming election.
In today's deep dive, we'll take a look at how Midwesterners are leading a national campaign to save a haven for fish, wildlife and people.
In today's deep dive, we'll learn more about how the county is keeping election ballots secure.
In today's deep dive, we'll learn how Democratic leaders in Illinois hope to retain their supermajority as the election draws near.
In today's deep dive, we'll listen to a conversation with Zakir Hussain about his upcoming performance at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts,
In today's deep dive, we'll learn why cultivated meat is seeing growing opposition from U.S. lawmakers.
In today's deep dive, we'll learn about a conservative plan called Project 2025 and what a new Trump administration might do with Medicaid.
In today's deep dive, we'll learn about the nation's first commercial carbon storage plant in Illinois.
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