Illinois Public Media News

Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton face off in the final presidential debate Wednesday night at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

NPR's politics team, with help from reporters and editors who cover national security, immigration, business, foreign policy and more, is live annotating the debate. 

On the 21st: An encore of our discussion with best-selling author Daniel Levitin about how to tell the difference between truth and lies on the internet. Plus, we met Central Illinois photographer Larry Kanfer and discussed his new book.

On the 21st: We talked about the #standingwithaleppo hashtag, which has gone viral on social media. Plus, we discussed job opportunities for ex-offenders, the challenges they face, and resources available to them.

A key source of funding for the Illinois Department of Natural Resources could be blocked. Or maybe not. Brian Mackey looks into whether a proposed constitutional amendment to safeguard road construction money could block a key funding source for Illinois state parks.

Statistics are playing a larger role in election coverage than ever before.  Websites like Five Thirty Eight and Upshot from the New York Times analyze opinion polls to predict the winner in the race for the White House, as well as US Senate races.  Those websites have a strong track record of predicting winners, but there’s a site on the University of Illinois Urbana campus that’s done even better.