Podcast Episodes
Back to Search
Campaign reports suggest lopsided races ahead
Races at the top of the Illinois ballot this year do not appear competitive, according to the latest campaign finance reports. Peter Hancock, Brenden…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Scandals roil Illinois House
One Democratic member of the House has been forced to resign and another has come under federal indictment. Meanwhile, a federal appeals court uphold…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
Interview with Early Childhood Secretary Teresa Ramos
July 1 marked the start of a new fiscal year, and the full launch of the Illinois Department of Early Childhood. Teresa Ramos, secretary of the new a…
3 months, 1 week ago
State-sponsored gambling addiction
Maggie Daugherty discusses a story she cowrote with the Illinois Answers Project that explores the impact that legalized gambling has on people who s…
3 months, 1 week ago
Pritzker signs budget bill
Gov. JB Pritzker signed the $55.9 billion budget package for the upcoming fiscal year, along with a revenue package to help pay for it. Meanwhile, la…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
End of session roundup
The spring 2026 legislative session with lawmakers agreeing to deals on a budget and revenue package, but not a deal for the Chicago Bears. Peter Han…
4 months ago
Durbin bids farewell as session draws to a close
Longtime U.S. Senator delivered a farewell speech to a joint session of the General Assembly, echoing Abraham Lincoln's warning about "a house divide…
4 months, 1 week ago
Prosecutorial misconduct and budget negotiations
A federal judge slammed the U.S. Attorney's office this week for its handling of prosecutions against the "Broadview Six" defendants. And lawmakers w…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Lots to do with 2 weeks to go
Jerry Nowicki, Brenden Moore, Ben Szalinski, Nikoel Hytrek and Jenna Schweikert discuss the week's news, from data center and AI regulation to the bu…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Budget talks taking shape
Budget negotiations have begun to take shape but there are serious divisions within the General Assembly over whether the state needs to control spen…
5 months ago