Illinois Public Media News

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has broken his leg, and his office says he doesn’t know how it happened.

Illinois is more than 200 years old. And today we’re revisiting our live show from the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. We’ve got music from the era with Mike Anderson - who calls himself ‘The Dulcimer Guy.’ We talk with kids who won a statewide art contest for Illinois. And find out what the official beer of the Illinois Bicentennial tastes like. 

We're sharing a special rebroadcast of our hourlong show from the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. First, we talked with the museum's executive director about how they're celebrating Illinois' Bicentennial. Also, we learned more about the official bicentennial beer from Hand of Fate Brewing Company and heard music from the "Dulcimer Guy," Mike Anderson. Plus, we talk with the some of the participants in the museum's art contest. 

Initial offers by Illinois' attorney general to settle a dozen lawsuits linked to the state's mishandling of fatal Legionnaires' disease outbreaks at the Quincy veterans' home have been so sparse, some families are calling them "insulting."

The Sept. 12 Democratic debate stage is set with just 10 candidates, ensuring there will be a one-night event in which the top frontrunners will finally come face to face.