Illinois Public Media News

Illinois has been home to some of the greatest American poets -- from Gwendolyn Brooks, the first African American to receive the Pulitzer Prize for literature, to Carl Sandburg.

The coronavirus has spread to 35 states. But most of them, including Illinois, don’t require employers to provide paid sick leave.

On Today's 21st: With the coronavirus continuing to spread across the United States, people are being told to stay home if they feel sick.  But what about people who don’t have any paid sick days to use? 

In the second biggest Democratic primary night next to Super Tuesday, March 10 has six contests. Idaho, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota and Washington state are choosing Democratic presidential nominees.

Headlines from around the Land of Lincoln from WILL's Illinois Newsroom.