Rauner: Black Legislators Not Serving Their Community
Gov. Bruce Rauner and black state legislators are escalating a fight that began earlier this week.
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Why A Gap In Addiction Treatment Persists Despite A National Decline In Opioid Prescriptions
For five years in a row, every state in the U.S. has seen a continuous drop in opioid prescriptions. Still the number of people who die from opioid overdoses continues to climb. This is all part of a national trend captured in a recent report from the American Medical Association.
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Rebecca Makkai, Author Of ‘The Great Believers’; Crowded Starved Rock; Illinois Outdoor Destinations
On the 21st: Lake Forest author Rebecca Makkai talks about her latest novel about the beginnings of the AIDS epidemic in Chicago, called 'The Great Believers.' Plus, we revisit our conversation about why Starved Rock State Park has gotten crowded, and provide some outdoor summer destinations.
Chad Hays To Leave Illinois House Seat Early
Republican Chad Hays of Catlin has announced his resignation from the Illinois House, effective at the end of the summer, to take a job with Crosspoint Human Services in Danville.
The Quest to Reinvent Urbana’s Lincoln Square
Lincoln Square Mall and the old hotel adjacent to it were built to attract people and dollars to downtown Urbana. Both buildings have seen better days. But city officials hope to revitalize the Lincoln Square area — and they’re asking the public for ideas.