Lawsuit Filed Over Outgoing NIU President’s Six-Figure Severance Package
DeKalb County Board Member Misty Haji-Sheikh is suing Northern Illinois University over outgoing-President Doug Baker's more-than-$600,000 severance package.
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Senate GOP Health Care Plan; Year of Public Art in Chicago
On the 21st: How would the proposed Senate GOP plan to repeal and replace Obamacare affect health care in Illinois? We check in with hospitals across the state and get the latest on a federal lawsuit that may require the state to prioritize Medicaid payments. Plus, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has named 2017 the year of public art. We look at public art's impact on the city.
Congressional Group Focused on Fighting Drug Abuse Pushes Bills Aimed at Treatment, Prevention
A bipartisan Congressional group focused on curbing the use of heroin and other drugs Tuesday released a list of legislation focused on law enforcement, prevention and drug treatment.
U Of I President Killeen Discusses Budget, Travel Ban, Search For Yingying
As the state of Illinois approaches two years without a full budget, University of Illinois president Timothy Killeen remains optimistic that legislators and the governor will come to an agreement.
Illinois to Halt Roadwork Without Budget; Travel Ban; Peoria Ag Lab
On the 21st: If Illinois’s budget impasse doesn’t get resolved by the end of this week, hundreds of state-funded road construction projects may be halted indefinitely. Plus, how will President Trump's travel ban affect Illinois? We also spoke with state lawmakers who are fighting to save a national agriculture lab based in Peoria.