Illinois Public Media News

Danville Mayor Rickey Williams Junior says one of his goals as he prepares to start a full term is to get new police and fire chiefs in place – replacing the position of public safety director.

In the last 8 years more than 10,000 bills in statehouses across the country were copied and pasted from special interest groups. And it turns out Illinois passed more of these bills into law than any other state. Also, more than 150 people in Illinois have been hit by a fungus that’s resistant to drugs. We’ll hear more on this from the new Illinois Director of Public Health. Plus, Purdue University is limiting streaming websites like Hulu and Netflix to free up bandwidth in the classroom. Will it get students to pay attention in class?

The state of Illinois is set to receive an additional $15 million in federal funding to expand addiction treatment services. The funding will help expand treatment services in areas of Illinois hardest hit by addiction.

Governor J.B. Pritzker held his largest press conference over the weekend — and he’s promising media transparency under his administration.

Illinois lawmakers are moving to give judges more discretion in sentencing people convicted of certain crimes.