Illinois Public Media News

Illinois-based writer, scholar, and country music fan Francesca Royster talked about Black musicianship and listenership in country music.

“Mental health conditions” topped the list of leading underlying causes of pregnancy-related deaths.  An Illinois Department of Human Services program has begun to take on that challenge.

When the US Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade, the decision that allowed the right to abortion across America, some Christians said it was a victory for religious freedom. At the same time, many in the Jewish faith said stopping abortion rights takes away their religious freedom. 

Brian Mackey talks with incumbent Gov. J.B. Pritzker about COVID, criminal justice, crime, climate change, college, and corruption.

The City of Chicago is reaching out to other cities across Illinois for help as it deals with an influx of migrants bused in by red state governors.