Jordan Daniell
NPR Illinois/UIS Public Affairs Reporting Program Intern-
Illinois has seen a jump in money coming in this budget year, an amount well above estimates. Slower growth is expected next year. -
The company that built critical component switches for the Apollo missions starting in the 1960s is the company still doing it for Artemis II. -
The strike began Friday after a year of negotiations. -
A new authority would be created to help with expansion of the BOS Center and construction of a new downtown hotel. -
The board members listened to several speakers who urged a delay to further explore the proposal and to wait for potential new rules that could be enacted at the state level. -
Supporters say the change would recognize work people complete in county jails while awaiting trial, including substance-abuse treatment, parenting programs and work assignments. -
The proposed 0.5% sales tax increase would fund the new board. The effort came about in the aftermath of Sonya Massey's murder. -
This year’s address was marked by minimal discretionary growth, rising federal tensions and over twenty references to the power of love. -
For Massey’s family, the verdict is a small measure of accountability, but they say the loss of their loved one remains irreplaceable. -
“Too often the people hurt by the current system are seniors on fixed incomes, communities are destabilized and generational wealth disappears,” said state Sen. Willie Preston.
