Energy costs bring State Rep. Chris Miller and IL Freedom Caucus together for town hall
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Energy costs bring State Rep. Chris Miller and IL Freedom Caucus together for town hall

ByHarrison Malkin

EFFINGHAM — The cost of living isn’t cheap in Illinois. For many, energy costs are a particular concern this summer with hot weather and high inflation. Some constituents are looking for answers. “I had a disabled veteran call me the other day…and he said his electric bill from Ameren went from in round numbers…$200 a…

Abortion is legal in Illinois. In Wisconsin, it’s nearly banned. So clinics teamed up
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Abortion is legal in Illinois. In Wisconsin, it’s nearly banned. So clinics teamed up

ByIllinois Public Radio

Around two days a week, Natalee Hartwig leaves her home in Madison, Wisconsin, before her son wakes up, to travel across the border into Illinois. “Luckily it’s summer,” said Hartwig, a nurse midwife at Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin. “For now he can sleep in. But any getting ready that has to happen will be on…

UIS ends contract with DCFS for training investigators

UIS ends contract with DCFS for training investigators

ByIllinois Public Radio

SPRINGFIELD — The University of Illinois Springfield has elected to discontinue its contract with the state’s Department of Children and Family Services to offer simulation training for DCFS investigators in a house on campus. The university decided against renewal of the agreement because the state had not followed its best-practice recommendation that simulation training be…

217 Today: U.S. trip to Taiwan may further strain relationship between U.S. and China

217 Today: U.S. trip to Taiwan may further strain relationship between U.S. and China

BySydney Wood

Friday, August 12, 2022 Today’s headlines: Illinois Governor J-B Pritzker is re-upping his call for an apology from Republican rival Darren Bailey for once comparing abortion to the Holocaust. The electric automaker Rivian plans to add a second shift at its Normal manufacturing plant by the end of next month, creating a need for even…

Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi defends trip to Taiwan amid threats from China

Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi defends trip to Taiwan amid threats from China

ByIllinois Public Radio

WASHINGTON — Illinois Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi was part of the group that joined House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on a trip to Taiwan last week. This was the highest level U-S visit to that country in 25 years. WBEZ’s Mawa Iqbal spoke with the Schaumburg Democrat about why they went and how their trip could impact…