Illinois Public Media News

A new report says Illinois state government is at “elevated risk” in the event of an economic downturn.

The state of Illinois will receive about $380,000 this year to fund navigators who help enroll people and families in health insurance plans on the marketplace established under the Affordable Care Act. That’s compared to the more than $3 million the state received to fund those positions in 2013, the year the program launched, according to an announcement made last week by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). 

On the 21st: In the 1920s, plans were made to save Cairo, Ill., from flooding. We talk about how, over time, it became politically harder to implement that plan. Also, we speak to naturalist experts about the migration paths of Monarch butterflies and how we can participate in conservation efforts for them. But first, we discuss the "rainbow wave," the uptick of openly LGBT candidates running for office nationwide and in Illinois.

As of Monday, there are 50 days until Election Day. And in the race for Illinois governor, debate season is finally getting underway.

​Three Champaign County Board candidates whose nominations faced challenges will now get their names on the November ballot without opposition.