Illinois Public Media News

Activists hope a meeting set for Thursday night will attract residents concerned about chemical pollution they believe was not addressed by the cleanup at the site of a long-gone gas plant in Champaign’s predominantly African-American north side.

Democratic Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, his wife and his brother-in-law are under federal criminal investigation for a dubious residential property tax appeal that dogged him during his gubernatorial campaign last year, WBEZ has learned.

Refugees and other immigrants face lots of obstacles when it comes to getting healthcare and the language barrier is one of the biggest. Side Effects Public Media goes inside one clinic in rural Missouri that's trying to help Congolese refugees.

As grassland and prairies gave way to farmland in the Midwest, habitats for some native birds disappeared. There’s a relatively new program in central Illinois looking to restore wetlands for migrating birds and help farmers at the same time.

Illinois Republicans say that changing our income tax system will drive businesses out of the state. Is that true? We’ll look back into our recent history and talk about whether taxes really cause people to leave. Plus, Illinois healthcare professionals are working on the best ways to help children deal with trauma, including a new collaborative at the University of Chicago. And, the long decline of Sears has taken an unexpected turn. The retailer is now suing its former chairman and CEO Eddie Lampert saying that he stole billions of dollars.