Illinois Public Media News

There’s been a renewed interest in the mental health benefits of mushrooms, and some states are working to decriminalize them. 

We talked with a reporter who covered President Joe Biden's visit to a farm in Kankakee.

If it seems like this has been a particularly gray and gloomy spring, it may not be your imagination.

Two-time World Cup Championship coach Jill Ellis returns to the University of Illinois in May 2022 as commencement speaker.

DCFS is charged with investigating abuse and neglect. But charges of “neglect” can tear families apart, mostly for being poor.

We talk with Cynthia Clampitt, author of the new book: Destination Heartland: A Guide to Discovering the Midwest's Remarkable Past.

In April 2022, the Illinois General Assembly passed legislation that would ban the sale of “ghost gun” assembly kits.

Before Roe v. Wade recognized a constitutional right to abortion, Illinois women still found ways to end their pregnancies.

Our guests reacted to a leaked draft opinion that suggests the U.S. Supreme Court is poised to overturn the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion throughout the country.

A new book explores another side of Peoria’s history that's less well known: It’s music culture from the mid-90s — brimming with anger at authority, celebrating a do-it-yourself ethos, and embracing the strange. One of the books co-authors joined us to talk about it.