Third Legionnaires’ Case Confirmed At Quincy Veterans Home
State officials say they are implementing new water safety measures at the Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy, just as a third case of Legionnaires’ Disease has been confirmed there.
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Reactions To Gov. Rauner’s Budget Address; Trump’s ‘Harvest Box’ Plan; AG Candidate Scott Drury
On the 21st: Reactions from Senate President John Cullerton, Rep. David Harris, and WBEZ political reporter Tony Arnold on Gov. Rauner's budget address. Plus, Dr. Craig Gundersen from the University of Illinois talks about President Trump's plan to convert electronic food benefits to boxes of packaged food. We also conclude our interviews with candidates for attorney general with state representative Scott Drury.
Lawsuit Alleges Illinois Prisons Improperly Censored Criminal Justice Newsletter
The publisher of a newsletter about the criminal justice system filed a lawsuit this week against the Illinois Department of Corrections alleging that multiple state prisons barred inmates from receiving all of or part of several publications.
Economist Says Governor’s Budget Address Has ‘Inconsistency’
A University of Illinois economist says he was hoping to hear more from the governor on how to tackle the state's long-term fiscal issues.
Old Idea Could Change School Funding Dollars
One of the biggest changes Gov. Bruce Rauner proposed in today's budget address is making local school districts bear the costs of teacher pensions. The idea has been kicked around by both parties for years, most recently in Rauner’s bipartisan, bicameral school funding reform commission.