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The Trump Administration's stepped-up immigration enforcement campaign resulted in arrests, protests and violence. Through it all, reporters were on the scene to document what was happening.

About 300 people died when the ship sank in Lake Michigan, near what is now Highland Park and Highwood, Illinois.

Speech language pathologists trained in autism evaluation would be allowed to diagnose children under age 3 who are enrolled in Illinois Early Intervention Program. We hear from experts and parents.

Advocates hope a couple of new laws will bring improvements.

Back in 1984, the final stretch of U.S. Route 66 in Arizona was bypassed by an interstate. The Mother Road officially became a ghost road the following year.

The Women's Professional Baseball League is playing all of its inaugural season in Springfield.

The Joliet Treatment Center, designed to treat people with serious mental illness, repeatedly failed to prevent or respond to fires despite two deaths, an investigation by The Marshall Project, WBEZ and the Sun-Times found.

Financial stress and a lack of mental health resources in rural areas contribute to the problem.

There is a growing interest to split Illinois and create a 51st state. What's behind the push?

The American Library Association tracked thousands of books challenged in 2025.

On this episode, we listen to a series that examines how schools across the country, including in Illinois, hand out suspensions to Black students at a higher rate than for white students.

Even safety advocates are in disagreement on how old is too old to drive.

Development of large-scale data centers is booming. As some communities unite in opposition, local and state governments are trying to catch up on how to regulate the new development.

As this week was the centennial of Marilyn's birth, we remember the day she came to town as we listen back to a previous conversation with Pat Tieman, who bought the house where the icon stayed.

Mental health courts have expanded in Illinois. There are 31 of them in 25 counties. But a new report finds about two million Illinoisans are left out.

Biographer Ron Chernow talks about the Hannibal, Missouri native who became a literary giant.

When beekeepers saw widespread honeybee die-offs last year, researchers at the USDA Beltsville Agricultural Research Center stepped in to help. The Trump administration now plans to close the facility, sparking concern among beekeepers and scientists.

Some have taken to the streets to protest. Others take it a step further by not paying their taxes as a form of civil disobedience.

Local governments across the country are having to decide if the promise of economic benefit with large scale data centers offsets environmental and consumer concerns. Several projects are proposed across Illinois, while the state already has dozens of the facilities.

A conversation about vaccines and the current status of diseases like COVID-19 and measles.

The president was killed 161 years ago this week. An author takes us back to the scene of the crime.

Once an economic and political hub, Illinois' first capital is barely hanging on.

People are keeping their driver's licenses longer. States and families are trying to determine how long is too long?

Trump Administration policies have squeezed farmers in recent months. Some say their patience in running thin.

Many fail to act until it's too late.

Francisco Gonzalez-Jasso was swept up in the federal deportation campaign aimed at clearing “violent criminals” off Chicago-area streets. But there’s no evidence he had gang ties or a criminal record.

The school grew out of segregation and enrolled Black children. Now it's a museum.

Jackson died this week. He was 84.

Performance venues and cultural organizations are seeing a spike in artists from abroad canceling performances and demonstrations — and rethinking U.S. tours.

Mary Lincoln experienced several personal tragedies. She lost young sons and her husband was assassinated. To cope, she turned to spiritualism. The use of mediums and seances to bring her comfort was later used as evidence of her "madness" and helped place her in a mental institution.

There was a time when having a college degree helped ensure those individuals could find jobs and keep them. But something is changing in the current workforce climate. A college degree, while still helpful, is no longer a guarantee for staying employed. We discuss the situation on this week's episode of Statewide.

Southern Illinois' Shawnee National Forest is an early battleground against the increasingly popular tactic to fast track timber sales across the country.

The Trump Administration has cut thousands of federal research grants. Many of them deal with the environment and climate change. It's left many scientists scrambling.

A sociologist who studies conspiracy theories discusses why more individuals are buying into these beliefs and how to respond.

his change is related to efforts to cap the number of students eligible for federal loans and the amount of money they can borrow.

Some version of a residential solar tax credit has been around for decades. It was made higher under the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act under President Joe Biden. But Republicans in congress this year decided to pull the plug.

From the emotional turbulence to having to schedule around custody and family traditions, it can be far from joyful. We talk with a divorce attorney to get some advice.