Illinois Public Media News

Volunteers will be preparing over 150,000 meals for those with food security in the eastern Illinois area. 

On The 21st: We speak with Washington Post reporter Dan Balz about political reporting in 2018. Also, we discuss a new initiative from the Illinois State Police which has created housing receptacles for discarding prescription drugs. And, we talk about severe food allergies and how they can affect your skin. But first, religion scholar Marie Griffith joins us to talk about her new book- Moral Combat: How Sex Divided American Christians and Fractured American Politics.

Held up over disagreements over federal food stamps, the first draft of the 2018 farm bill arrived Thursday, bearing 35 changes to that program, including starting a national database of participants.

Passing a state budget is arguably the most important thing the Illinois General Assembly does every year — or at least should do every year.

After 77 years of heavy federal restrictions, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell plans to introduce the Hemp Farming Act of 2018, a bill that would remove hemp from the controlled substance list.