First Listen for Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026.
- Gov. JB Pritzker and Darren Bailey sparred during a forum at Chicago's WTTW studios Tuesday night. They discussed taxes, Donald Trump and more.
- An Athens man has died and two other people seriously injured after an early Sunday accident in Springfield. Another man has been charged with aggravated DUI.
- NPR's CEO says the network is making investments to be sustainable.
