Illinois Public Media News

On the 21st: Chicago Tribune Reporter Michael Berens joined us to talk about changes to group homes for disabled adults. Plus, we talked about brain-boosting methods with Chicago Magazine senior editor Lauren Williamson and U of I Professor Elizabeth Stine-Morrow. Then, we talked to reporter Lolly Bowean about former president Barack Obama's new center in Jackson Park. We also had our first two interviews with 13th Congressional District candidates, Erik Jones and David Gill. 

With more student protests expected after the shooting in Parkland, Florida, the ACLU of Illinois is encouraging schools to respect free speech rights.

How would contenders for the state's top legal office have handled the budget stalemate?

Gov. Bruce Rauner's administration now says it plans to rebuild dormitories at the Quincy veterans' home where Legionnaires' disease continues to be a problem.

On The 21st: Airbnb has collected $9.3 million in taxes on behalf of hosts in the state of Illinois. What's going on with these taxes? Plus, we talk to Chicago journalist Ellen Mayer about her podcast IlliNoise. But first, a new story from the Chicago Sun-Times shows that nearly a quarter of the money contributed to political campaigns in the state came from four men. What's going on in Illinois politics this week?