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State Representative Bill Mitchell says the fact-checking website PolitiFact is backing up his claim of spending by the state’s All Kids program on healthcare for undocumented immigrants.
Ladies in the Illinois delegation at the Democratic National Convention reflect on the candidacy of Hillary Clinton and on what it's like to be a woman in politics.
State Representative Carol Ammons of Urbana came to the Democratic National Convention this week to support Senator Bernie Sanders. But the Democrat says she was not among those in the 'Bernie or Bust' group that would not support Hillary Clinton. She told Illinois Public Radio's Amanda Vinicky Wednesday that Clinton will 'really surprise everyone', and supports what Sanders says is the 'best course forward.'
On the 21st: We talked with the author of a novel about food in the Midwest. Plus, we talked about McDonald's second earnings report that was released yesterday. And, we followed up with the organizer of a community cookout with police in Wichita, Kansas.
Hillary Clinton officially became the Democratic Party's presidential nominee at the party's national convention Tuesday night. But delegates who support Bernie Sanders remain unhappy about the result.
