Wisconsin

Emmy-winning broadcast journalist Charlie Berens ventured into comedy with a satirical broadcast called the Manitowoc Minute. His latest stand-up routine is titled in honor of Wisconsin's signature brandy cocktail. The Good Old Fashioned Tour comes to the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts Thursday.

Illinois Wesleyan University alum Sara Rodriguez won a seat in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 2020. Last November, Rodriguez was elected lieutenant governor as Democrat Tony Evers won reelection as governor. It’s an unlikely outcome for a neuroscience major and psychology minor.

Elevated Access, a fledgling Illinois nonprofit, has recruited nearly 1,000 volunteer small-craft pilots to ferry people seeking abortion care.

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is threatening to sue the federal government over the massive Foxconn Technology Group manufacturing facility…