Illinois Public Media News

Part 2: Most of the radium-tainted earth from decades-old manufacturing in Ottawa has been removed, but one major site still needs cleanup.

Candidates in the Illinois governor’s race blew through campaign contribution limits months ago, but recently a few state House races did too.

On The 21st: We speak with bioethicist, lawyer and author Katie Watson about her new book 'Scarlet A: The Ethics, Law and Politics of Ordinary Abortion.' Also, we continue our series of attorney general candidate interviews with Democratic candidate Nancy Rotering. Plus, we unpack the latest news in this year's gubernatorial race with Politico's Natasha Korecki.

More than 1,000 calls have come in to Illinois’ new helpline for opioid addiction and substance abuse since it launched in December. Helpline operators coordinate resources to callers based on needs, such as finding sober living homes.

There’s some encouraging news about the Illinois economy, according to a University of Illinois survey.