Illinois Public Media News

Leron Black scored a career-high 28 points to lead the Illini men to their third conference win of the season yesterday in Champaign, 72-66 over Nebraska.

For the more than 3,000 students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Wednesday's mass shooting was terrifying and life-changing. But what of the tens of millions of other children, in schools across the country, who have since heard about what happened and now struggle with their own feelings of fear, confusion and uncertainty?

This week in the Russia investigations: A major new indictment from the special counsel's office that charges thirteen individuals and three companies and shakes up the political rhetoric as new facts are revealed in the sprawling imbroglio.

A report obtained by The Associated Press shows engineers told Governor Bruce Rauner's administration in 2016 that replacing problematic plumbing at a veterans' home beset by Legionnaires' disease would cost $8 million, much lower than the estimate provided by state officials. 

On The 21st: Longtime political reporter Kerry Lester talks about her book that reveals stories of sexual harassment in state politics. We also speak with two woman lawmakers from both parties about this issue, what their own experiences have been, and what should be done about it. Plus, a preview of a little movie called Black Panther.