First Listen for Wednesday, April 15, 2026
- An appeals court has ordered the release and new trials for the former Commonwealth Edison CEO and a longtime Springfield lobbyist, who was also a close confidant of ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. The two were convicted of bribing Madigan.
- Gov. JB Pritzker is trying to convince Illinois realtors to get behind his housing initiative.
- Sangamon County residents have a few days left to apply to serve on the new mental health board.
- A statewide coalition rallied at the statehouse Tuesday, urging lawmakers to shore up food assistance as thousands of families could lose federal SNAP benefits next month.
