Illinois Public Media News

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.

Urbana Aldermen will vote at their meeting next week on a resolution to oppose the Dakota Access Pipeline. The vote to consider the resolution later was added to Monday night's Committee of the Whole agenda after a number of people spoke out against the proposal, saying it could pose an environmental hazard, and post a threat to tribal sacred sites in North Dakota.

Activists from across Illinois gathered in Springfield to recognize "Moral Monday."

This week, we’re revisiting an Illinois Issues interview with House Speaker Michael Madigan from 1988. In the interview, Madigan talked about his views on taxation and its relationship to Illinois’ business climate, many of the same topics that are in play today.

An Urbana police officer is one of the founders of a new non-profit group formed to provide support for police officers in Champaign County.