Cesar Toscano
Statehouse internCesar Toscano is a Statehouse reporting intern for WGLT and WCBU.
Cesar graduated from Columbia Chicago with a B.A. in creative writing and found love for journalism during his last year of college editing for the Columbia Chronicle. He is studying in the Public Affairs Reporting program at University of Illinois Springfield. His work has been published at the Columbia Chronicle, South Side Weekly, and the Illinois Times.
You can reach Cesar at ctosca1@ilstu.edu.
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Illinois lawmakers filed more than 7,500 bills this spring session, and 615 of them crossed the finish line. While most bills failed to escape legislative committees, there were some that got close to becoming reality. -
In the days following the end of the session, Illinois State Senator Dave Koehler of Peoria looked back at the tense spring session. -
Public school educators got some of what they wanted in the new state budget, but McLean County superintendents say there are still some issues left unresolved — such as transportation costs. -
Central Illinois lawmakers had predictably partisan reactions to the official state budget for the next fiscal year. The budget includes $55.2 billion in spending, a 3.9% increase. Revenue estimates total $55.3 billion, with $1 billion in new taxes on nicotine products, sports betting, and businesses. -
The Illinois Senate has passed a pair of bills that are intended to lower prescription drug costs for patients and maintain their access to the medications. -
Central Illinois advocates for older adults are lobbying Congress to protect federally-funded programs they say are under threat. -
The Illinois House on Tuesday voted to ban carbon capture near the Mahomet Aquifer in a 91-19 vote. It's already passed the Senate and now goes to the governor. -
Illinois organizations dedicated to the humanities and the arts are asking state lawmakers for help as they scramble to make up for federal funding cuts. One of them is the McLean County Museum of History. -
Rachele Ackerman noticed her 4-year old son, Jackson, felt constant pain in his stomach and was growing slower than his peers. So, Ackerman took her son to multiple doctors to find what was wrong. It wasn’t until one doctor recommended a visit to the gastroenterologist that progress was made. -
Illinois lawmakers passed a bill in the House that would create stricter hiring processes for police agencies.
