Illinois A.G. Investigating Fast Food Chains Over ‘No-Poaching’ Agreements
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is investigating fast food restaurants over hiring practices.
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UI Extension Aims To Educate About Heroin With Documentary Screening
The University of Illinois Extension will host a screening of “The Heroin Project," a documentary that takes an up-close look at how the nation’s opioid crisis is playing out in southern Illinois.
The 100-Mile ‘Border Zone’; A Shortage Of Rural Veterinarians; Illinois Politics
On the 21st: Why Border Patrol agents have greater authority to board buses and trains and search for people without documents, within 100 miles of any external boundary in the US. Plus, what's behind the shortage of veterinarians in rural areas? And, we'll recap the week in state politics.
Two Bills On Governor’s Desk Could Help Address Illinois’ Addiction Treatment Gap
According to federal data, only one in ten people with a drug addiction receive treatment. Two bills awaiting action from Governor Bruce Rauner could help more people in Illinois get access to drug addiction treatment.
Meet The Chicago Judge Who Could Be Headed To The Supreme Court
A Chicago appellate judge is on President Trump’s short list of Supreme Court nominees. But who is Amy Coney Barrett?
