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On the 21st: We discussed a new study about homelessness and learned what may be driving an increase in the number of women getting into computer science in Illinois. We also learned about an urban gardening program that provides job training for at-risk youth.
An advocate for Illinois' new school discipline law often tells the story of an assistant principal whose handling of his many 8th-grade discipline citations made a difference in his life. Dusty Rhodes decided to track down the administrator cited in the story.
Exelon wants to state lawmakers approve the Next Generation Energy measure this fall benefitting two of its nuclear plants, including one at Clinton. This week was considered a "point of no return" in some reports, but a company spokesperson says the decision could be reversed as late as November.
The Illinois Supreme Court has denied a request to reconsider its ruling that a group's initiative to change how legislative districts are drawn is ineligible for the November ballot. The court issued the ruling Tuesday on a 4-3 vote. The court ruled last month that the Independent Maps coalition's proposal was unconstitutional.
On the 21st: We learned about the proposal from an Illinois nuclear power company. Plus, we talked to a visiting European Union expert about the continuing implications of the Brexit vote, and we met a central Illinois photographer to discuss his new book.
