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Performers and directors from the U of I Lyric Theatre's latest production join Illinois Public Media's Brian Moline in the latest episode of "Live from Studio F." Monteverdi's "Poppea" opens Thursday night at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts.
On the 21st: Donald Trump will become the 45th President of the United States, Illinois has a new Democratic Senator and state Republicans picked up six seats in Springfield. We looked at how the vote for Donald Trump went in Illinois and had listeners join the conversation.
Republican County Auditor John Farney retains his office by a slim 129-vote margin over Democrat George Danos. Democrat Julia Rietz was re-elected comfortably in the race for Champaign County State's Attorney.
Illinois legislators will only get a brief post-election respite from politics; a week from Wednesday they’ll be back in Springfield to begin the veto session.The current makeup of the General Assembly will remain in place for that, but come the new year -- when the Capitol welcomes a new set of lawmakers elected Tuesday night -- the balance of power will shift, slightly.
Proposals to raise local taxes were a mixed bag with voters in east-central Illinois. Voters approved school bond referendum in the Champaign and Paxton Buckley-Loda school districts, and said yes to sales tax hikes in Coles and Iroquois Counties. But a sales tax hike for Macon County and a property tax increase for the Maroa-Forsyth school district went down to defeat.
