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Former speaker of the state House Tina Kotek has prevailed over Treasurer Tobias Read. If elected in Nov., Kotek would be the first openly lesbian governor elected in the nation.

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Aubri Juhasz is a news assistant for NPR's All Things Considered.

Saskia Molina Gamez was a student intern at WGLT who does Spanish translations for news articles. She joined the station in August 2025 and left in May 2026.

Host Jacki Lyden speaks with Geraldine Brooks of the Wall Street Journal from Sydney. An Australian native, Brooks was asked to participate in the Opening Ceremonies of the Olympic Games. She recounts her service as a Field Marshal in the Parade of Nations.

Wynton Marsalis became the first jazz musician to win a Pulitzer this past week. His work is called "Blood on the Fields" which is a 3 hour plus oratorio about slavery in the United States. Daniel talks with Marsalis about the piece.

Noah talks with Craig Masback, who is in Atlanta covering the Olympic track and field events for N-B-C. Masback talks about Namibian sprinter Frank Fredericks who won two silver medals in the 200 and 400 meter race.

Today on Food Trek, host Tory Dahlhoff explores how a diverse tallgrass prairie was transformed into a landscape now dominated by monoculture crops. How did a biodiverse prairie that excelled at storing carbon turn into farmland that contributes to climate change?

McLean County tenants who are struggling because of the pandemic have another place to turn for help paying their rent.The state’s new rental assistance…

Last week, the House of Representatives passed the Employee Free Choice Act. Richard Hurd, Professor of Labor Studies at the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations. looks at the prospects for the labor movement under the new Democratic-led Congress.