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Reporting from in and around Illinois. Listen to Statewide across Illinois in: Bloomington/Normal – WGLT 89.1 (Fridays 11 a.m. - Noon) Carbondale – WSIU 91.9 (Sundays 6-7 a.m.) Mount Vernon - WVSI 88.9 (Sundays 6-7 a.m.) Onley - WUSI 90.3 (Sundays 6-7 a.m.) Rockford/DeKalb – WNIJ 89.5 (Saturdays 6-7…

Randy.Eccles


    • May 29, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Statewide: Pritzker's big decision

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2025 50:29


    The two-term governor has to decide soon if he will seek re-election. He's also rumored to be considering a presidential bid in 2028.

    Statewide: Armadillos in Illinois

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2025 50:35


    They've been in the state for more than 50 years, but they are showing up more often.

    Statewide: As outbreaks grow, there is concern about the spread of measles

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 50:29


    We talk with pediatrician Dr. Allison Croucher of Duly Health and Care on this episode of Statewide.

    Statewide: The child care cost burden

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2025 50:29


    The cost of child care can sometimes top rent and mortgage payments.

    Statewide: How women shaped Lincoln and his legacy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2025 50:29


    We talk with the author of Loving Lincoln, who also treats the subject as a memoir of her time working in a male-dominated field.

    Statewide: A top Republican official talks about Trump's first 100 days

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2025 50:35


    Illinois Republican Party Chair Kathy Salvi joins us.

    Statewide: Concerns on campus

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 50:29


    The Trump Administration has revoked the legal status of many international students. Colleges and universities are unsure what to do about it.

    Statewide: The Trump Administration's impact on student loan borrowers

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2025 50:29


    It has left those who owe in a tough spot as they seek to get questions answered.

    Statewide: Alcohol and your health

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2025 50:29


    Research supporting alcohol as a carcinogen is something that's not well known by the public. We have a report.

    Statewide: Alcohol and your health

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 50:29


    Research supporting alcohol as a carcinogen is something that's not well known by the public. We have a report.

    Statewide: A mother turns grief into activism

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 50:29


    Sheila Lockwood of McHenry lost her son Austin in a 2018 car crash. The person at the wheel was drunk.

    Statewide: The rise of religious vaccine exemptions

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025 50:34


    The increase comes amid more skepticism of science and government, fueled by the evangelical far right.

    Statewide: The 100th anniversary of the Tri-State Tornado

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2025 50:29


    The deadliest tornado in U.S. history killed nearly 700 people across parts of southeast Missouri, southern Illinois and southern Indiana.

    Statewide: Punishing the abused

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2025 50:15


    An Illinois law puts domestic violence survivors in prison if they assist in crimes with their abusers. Even when the action was done under threat of physical harm.

    Statewide: DEI and higher education

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2025 50:34


    President Donald Trump has put colleges and universities in a bind as they seek to maintain inclusiveness on campuses at the risk of federal moeny.

    Statewide: EV's and the Trump Administration

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025 50:29


    The demand for electric vehicles has been growing. But the Trump Administration is slowing down money for charging stations, which is key to bringing more widespread adoption.

    Statewide: Counting the unhoused

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2025 50:29


    Homeless residents in Midwest cities are increasingly hard to track — and to help.

    Statewide: As Valentine's Day approaches, we examine deep platonic friendships

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2025 50:27


    Romantic love gets all the buzz in February, but platonic love has the power to shape our lives in profound ways that are often overlooked.

    Statewide: Immigrant communities on edge

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2025 50:34


    High profile raids in the past week have left some people too afraid to leave their homes.

    Statewide: Illinois expands police body camera law

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2025 50:29


    The Safe-T-Act gave smaller departments extra time to comply. But the requirement kicked in for all law enforcement this month.

    Statewide: The fluoride debate

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2025 50:29


    Considered a public health success, some are starting to question the safety of fluoride in public water supplies.

    Statewide: Problems for the newspaper industry

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2025 50:29


    More than two newspapers shut their doors every week in the U.S.

    Statewide: What a sanctuary city can and cannot do

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2025 50:29


    The focus is greater on sanctuary cities as the incoming Trump Administration has threatened mass deportations.

    Statewide: Illinois efforts to make higher education more affordable

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2024 50:28


    You've likely heard about how expensive college has gotten. Maybe you're putting a huge chunk of your paycheck towards student loan payments. Or you're wondering how you'll afford to send your kids to college. What you may not know is the problem is especially bad here in Illinois. But now, a group of politicians and advocates in the state have a pretty revolutionary plan to change that.

    Statewide: When government and politics becomes "scandalized"

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2024 50:29


    Political scandals can damage more than just the reputation of those involved. They can also lead to less trust in government. A new podcast called Scandalized looks at these events through the years. The first episode featured former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. We speak with the political experts behind the program.

    Statewide: Illinois' deceitful path to statehood

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2024 50:29


    Illinois lacked the needed population at the time. But that didn't stop those committed to becoming part of the union.

    Statewide: A Holocaust family memoir

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2024 50:29


    A woman discusses the story of how family escaped the Dachau concentration camp.

    Statewide: Going off the farm to make ends meet

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2024 50:29


    More than 85% of farm families rely on off-farm income. They often need the jobs to cover costs as smaller farms struggle to produce enough money.

    Statewide: Some schools want to disconnect students from their phones

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2024 50:29


    We visit a couple of schools that have enacted such policies to see if they are working.

    Statewide: Teaching respect for sports officials

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2024 50:26


    Amid a growing climate of abuse aimed at sports officials, the Illinois High School Association has found it more difficult to attract and keep them. Some schools have had problems getting enough referees for contests.

    Statewide: Election stress and mental health

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2024 50:29


    On this episode, we discuss how to take care of yourself while dealing with sociopolitical stress.

    Statewide: The hunt for the Mothman

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2024 50:29


    Several reports of a mysterious creature in Chicago led some to seek answers. So far, there are none.

    Statewide: A former anti-vaxxer calls for more compassion in the vaccine debate

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2024 50:29


    Heather Simpson said the debate has pitted neighbors and relatives against one another.

    Statewide: Michael Madigan heads to trial

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2024 50:29


    The former Illinois House Speaker was once a powerful force in politics and government. Now, his legacy is at stake.

    Statewide: Efforts to curb hunger among college students

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2024 50:29


    Research shows that college students are going hungry at a higher rate than the U.S. population as a whole.

    Statewide: 988 counselors want more protection from abuse and harassment

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2024 50:29


    Sexually inappropriate calls, texts and chats are infrequent, but not uncommon on the 988 line, as are other types of abuse, including pranks, insults and personal attacks on the crisis counselors.

    Statewide: A year without cash bail

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2024 50:29


    Illinois became the first state to eliminate cash bail a year ago this week. On this episode, we look at how the change has worked so far.

    Statewide: Stateville move-out leaves prison education programs in limbo

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2024 50:29


    Stateville has led the way in prison education, primarily due to its proximity to Chicago's colleges and universities. On this episode, we talk with some instructors about what the programs bring to inmates and society, along with concerns about their future.

    Statewide: Putting the safety of judges at risk

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2024 277:52


    “Horrific is my reaction,” U.S. District Judge Virginia Kendall, the newly seated chief judge of the Northern District of Illinois, said when told about the information still online.

    Statewide: Remembering Phil Donahue

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2024 50:29


    Before Oprah, there was another talk show host in Chicago. Phil Donahue changed television. He recently died at the age of 88.

    Statewide: Educating teens about drunk driving

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2024 50:29


    Car accidents are the leading cause of death for children in the U.S. Driving under the influence is a big reason

    Statewide: The whole world was watching

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2024 50:32


    Chicago hosts another Democratic National Convention starting Monday, but it has yet to shake the chaotic images from 1968.

    Statewide: A primer on Illinois government and politics

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2024 50:05


    A co-author of Illinois Politics: A Citizens' Guide to Power, Politics and Government joins us.

    Statewide: How to talk with the bereaved

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2024 50:29


    The wrong words can cause pain and emotional harm.

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