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In the most recent episode of Democracy's Future, we hear from Sharon Chung, the Democratic representative for Illinois’ 91st district, as she campaigns for re-election.

In the latest episode of the Democracy’s Future podcast, two professors at Illinois State University talk about two series they’ve put together about the 2024 election.

Members of both the Democrat and Republican parties on campus want Illinois State University leaders to close the campus on Election Day on Nov. 5. They issued a joint statement asking the university to make the change, citing long lines that have become common on election days at ISU.

In the latest episode of Democracy’s Future, you'll hear from students who are learning about political rhetoric, when persuasion veers into disinformation, and how AI can make disinformation even more prevalent heading into the fall elections.

On a new episode of Democracy's Future podcast, a group of pro-Palestinian protesters has been gathering on the Quad at ISU for over a week. The want the university to call for a cease fire in the war in Gaza. They also want the university to divest from companies with ties to Israel.

In the latest episode of the WGLT/Vidette podcast series Democracy’s Future, you'll hear from a Democrat and from a socialist in central Illinois about how they're viewing the 2024 election.

Rivian, Bloomington-Normal's largest manufacturer, is one of many firms scrambling to figure out how to adjust to a higher tariff environment likely to come from a second Trump administration.

For a quarter of a century, Amitav Ghosh has explored the profound questions about humanity. NPR's Scott Simon talks with him about "Wild Fictions: Essays on Literature, Empire, and the Environment."

When oil prices go up, so do natural gas prices, and both increases have a ripple effect on the economy. Shampoo bottles, pantyhose, buttons — you name it, and it requires oil or gas to make it.

Among the hardest-hit will be Moldova, which has brought in emergency measures as residents brace for a harsh winter and looming power cuts.