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Gov. Bruce Rauner has spent much of his first few months in office talking about labor unions. He’s shared not only policy proposals, but also his ideas about the history of the union movement. Illinois Public Media's Brian Mackey wrote about the state of labor in the April edition of Illinois Issues magazine and decided to take a closer look at one the governor’s theories.
The star and director of "The End of the Tour", depicting 1980 Urbana High School graduate David Foster Wallace, say their love for the late author's writing made them want to take on the project.
Amtrak staff testified Thursday before a Senate committee on the proposed 2016 fiscal budget. Reductions in service would be expected under Gov. Bruce Rauner's budget proposal.
There is a changing of the guard at the Illinois State Board of Education. The board approved hiring Tony Smith, a former Oakland, California superintendent, on Wednesday to be the next Illinois Superintendent.
