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The University of Illinois Press is publishing an updated edition of Illinois Politics: A Citizens' Guide to Power, Politics, and

Changing population is changing the political landscape in Illinois

Illinois politics can be difficult to understand. But there is help to be found in the new book, Illinois Politics: A Citizens’ Guide to Power, Politics, and Government.

SCOTUS Ended The Eviction Ban. Now Millions Have To Figure Out Housing — Fast

More than 8 million people are behind on their rent. The supreme court has just struck down a federal eviction moratorium that was protecting many of them. Now it's a race against the clock.

Pamphlets sent to voters explain the graduated income tax constitutional amendment put to voters in the Nov. 2020 election.

Lawsuit Filed Over Graduated Income Tax Ballot Measure

The libertarian-leaning Illinois Policy Institute on Monday filed suit in an effort to derail Gov. JB Pritzker’s signature policy proposal — changing...

Months before Rosa Parks became the mother of the modern civil rights movement by refusing to give up her seat and move to the back of a segregated Alabama bus, Claudette Colvin did the same.

Arrested for refusing to give up bus seat in 1955, she's fighting to clear her record

Months before Rosa Parks became the mother of the modern civil rights movement by refusing to move to the back of a segregated Alabama bus, Black teenager Claudette Colvin did the same.

In this 2013 file photo, an embryologist works on a petri dish at the Create Health fertility clinic in south London. Since the first test-tube baby was born decades ago, in vitro fertilization has become a sophisticated process with pricey incubators, specialized techniques and extensive screening. In Illinois, access to in vitro fertilization treatments remains limited.

Access to IVF in Illinois is unequal. A ballot referendum could help change that.

A WBEZ analysis found almost all Illinois babies born in 2023 with the help of fertility treatments had moms with private insurance.

State Rep. Avery Bourne (R-Raymond) and Tim Butler (R-Springfield) address issues related to AVR

Lawmakers Again Call For Suspension Of Automatic Voter Registration

Republicans are renewing their call to suspend Automatic Voter Registration after more problems with the system came to light this week. Earlier this...

A Tennessee Bureau of Investigation photo shows the arrest of Georgia fugitives Donnie Rowe (top) and Ricky Dubose in Christiana, Tenn. The escaped inmates were captured Thursday in Tennessee after holding an elderly couple captive and leading police on a chase by car and foot, authorities said.

Escaped Ga. Inmates Who Killed 2 Guards Captured In Tennessee, Police Say

A three-day manhunt that began in Putnam County, Ga., ended Thursday in rural Christiana, Tenn., when a homeowner held the two fugitives at gunpoint after they tried to steal his car.

In California, Wildfires Level Parts Of Santa Rosa

NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with Santa Rosa County Assistant Fire Marshal Paul Lowenthal about the wildfires affecting Northern California.

Chicago Inmates Compete In Online Chess

Inmates from the Cook County jail in Chicago just competed in the first international online chess tournament of its kind. NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with their coach, Mikhail Korenman.

Deputy Gilbert Acciardo, public information officer with the Laurel County Sheriff's Office, gives details on the progress of the investigation of the shooting along I-75 in London, Ky., on Sunday.

Police search for a suspect after 5 people were shot on a Kentucky highway

Schools in several Kentucky counties were closed on Monday as the search continued for Joseph Couch, 32, who authorities say is the suspect in the shooting that occurred Sunday on Interstate 75.

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