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Host Brian Mackey often cites a report from Moody’s Investors Service suggesting central and western Illinois will see the greatest rise in "extreme heat days" in the country. Today he dug into his archives to share, for the first time, an interview with the author of the report.
There’s been a renewed interest in the mental health benefits of mushrooms, and some states are working to decriminalize them.
DCFS is charged with investigating abuse and neglect. But charges of “neglect” can tear families apart, mostly for being poor.
There's a cultural heritage of "Illinois Country French," also known as "Missouri French," in our state. This Illinois Creole culture is fading, but today we were joined by one of the few speakers left in Illinois, who's been working to keep the heritage alive.
R. Buckminster Fuller was a visionary designer, inventor, and futurist who thought we could make a better world through technology. Now he's the subject of a new biography, Inventor of the Future: The Visionary Life of Buckminster Fuller, by Illinois-based writer Alec Nevala-Lee.
