Illinois Public Media News

Secretary of State Jesse White is retiring after a record-breaking six terms in office. Two Republican and four Democratic candidates are campaigning to succeed him.

Fuel retailers are suing to keep a sticker giving credit to the IL General Assembly from appearing on fuel pumps statewide.

While most Americans support background checks and an assault weapons ban, no amount of votes, phone calls to senators, protests, or lives taken have led to meaningful policy changes.

We discussed the reasons why popular support for certain gun control measures has not led to substantive policy change.

COVID-19 has killed more than a million Americans so far. Two experts discussed the current state of the pandemic, and what the future hold.