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On the 21st: All this week on the show, we’re exploring the “State of Cannabis” in Illinois since recreational weed was legalized in the new year. Today, we heard from reporters around the state about what they’ve seen the first two weeks of sales. We also spoke with the creator of the podcast "On Something" from Colorado Public Radio. We explored some little-known cannabis history and discussed what the lessons learned in Colorado could mean for Illinois.
Soldier from Illinois Killed In Afghanistan; Voters accidentally sent extra registration cards; Birth certificates for Transgender Fathers will be updated.
McClain wont talk; U of I Police Chief is moving; Governor wants cash bail to end; Coyotes have Chicago on alert.
About 32,000 square miles have burned in Australia since the unprecedented bushfires began in October. If those fires occurred in Illinois, that would cover an area stretching from Rockford, to the Chicago Suburbs and down to Springfield -- an area about the size of our neighboring state Indiana.
For more than a decade, the debate over whether or not to include LGBT clergy and same sex marriage has divided the United Methodist Church.
