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A stalemate persists, as Illinois begins a tenth month without a budget. Legislators are back in Springfield after a spring break. They now have a few months to also find an agreement on a new budget, to cover next year.
Dierks Bentley, Little Big Town, Greg Allman and ZZ Top are among the acts announced for the Grandstand schedule at the Illinois State Fair in August.
There are at least 1,500 college students in Illinois who are undocumented. Now - they’re heading to Springfield to try to get help with financial aid.
Also, election boards around Illinois are warning that the state budget impasse could cause headaches for voters come November.
A conversation with WILL's Lisa Bralts and Tim Meyers, co-creators of the documentary looking at the history of Roger Ebert's Film Festival at the Virginia Theatre in Champaign. The new documentary, premeiring April 4, also previews the 18th annual Ebertfest, April 13-17.
Illinois lawmakers may soon take up the controversial question of which bathrooms should be used by transgender students.
