First Listen for May 7, 2025:
* Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem plans a news conference in Springfield Wednesday.
* Gov. JB Pritzker will testify next month before a congressional committee looking at sanctuary laws.
* The Democratic primary race for the U.S. Senate is getting more crowded. Two Illinois members of congress are joining in.
* A bipartisan economic forecasting agency is raising tax revenue projections for the state. But there remains uncertainty with federal funding sources.