Evan Holden
InternEvan Holden is the Public Affairs Reporting intern for WGLT. He joined the station in January 2026.
He attends the University of Illinois Springfield and is from St. Louis. He graduated from the University of Missouri, Mizzou, with a journalism and history degree. When Evan was at Mizzou, he worked for NPR member station KBIA and the Columbia Missourian newspaper. He then worked for NPR Illinois in the fall.
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Democratic state Rep. Maura Hirschauer has introduced a bill aimed at reducing hesitation when providing CPR to women. -
Illinois House Republican lawmakers introduced a bill for a 6-month gas sales tax pause. This is to give relief to Illinois drivers as the price of gas rises over $4 a gallon because of the war in Iran. -
The Illinois House has passed a bill requiring insurance companies get approval for rate increases and give a 60-day notice to customers if they increase rates more than 10%. Insurance companies said this could raise rates in the long term and does not address the real cause of the rate increases. -
Illinois businesses advocated for more funding to child care facilities as demand for services remains high. ReadyNation Illinois came out with a report that Illinois is losing $6.2 billion each year because of the child care crisis. -
Illinois State University President Aondover Tarhule was one of eight university leaders who signed a letter in support of a measure that aims to overhaul how public universities in Illinois are funded. The measure that would create an evidence-based funding formula for higher education was approved in a House committee on Thursday. -
Democratic state Rep. Sharon Chung has introduced a bill changing the definition of a corporation to take away its legal power to spend money influencing elections. -
Republican state Rep. Dennis Tipsword wants to reform the Pretrial Fairness Act by changing the burden of proof from the prosecutor to the defendant. Domestic violence advocacy organizations want to focus more on the implementation of the law instead of changing it. -
Several local governments in Central Illinois are looking to create their own data center regulations as lawmakers have yet to take action regulating this emerging industry. Data centers are seen as key to fueling an AI revolution. Critics worry they could drain water and electricity supplies that are needed to power them. -
Illinois Republican lawmakers introduced bills stiffening penalties for charges related to child sex trafficking, including prohibiting plea deals and increasing prison time. -
Dos legisladores de Illinois han presentado un proyecto de ley que eliminaría el requisito de dos años de idioma extranjero para la escuela secundaria.
