Environmental Groups Claim Energy Company Polluting Vermilion River
Prairie Rivers Network and Earthjustice say they will sue the energy company Dynegy for allowing toxic waste to leak into the Middle Fork of the Vermilion River.
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For Sex Workers Struggling With Addiction, A Safe Path To Recovery Can Be Hard To Find
For some women addicted to opioids, selling sex to buy drugs can go become a dangerous way of life. When they want to seek help, treatment options are not always available quickly enough to provide them a safe path to recovery.
Candidates For Governor Speak Out After State Of The State
Republican Governor Bruce Rauner likely considered the upcoming election while crafting the State of the State Address he gave Wednesday. There's a host of Democratic candidates vying to unseat him - and a single Republican who says she wants to get him out the way during the primary this March. They too are sticking to campaign points.
Full Text And Audio—State Of The State Address
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner delivered his State of the State Address Wednesday to a joint session of the Illinois General Assembly.
Veto Override Removes One School Funding Hurdle
Less than an hour before Gov. Bruce Rauner was scheduled to deliver his State of the State address, lawmakers in the House and Senate voted to override his veto of a small, technical school funding bill necessary to implement the massive school funding reform that Rauner has listed as his main accomplishment.