SIU Poll: Will Voters Approve the Progressive Income Tax?
March 3, 2020 -- From the Paul Simon Institute at SIU in Carbondale, we speak with Professor John Jackson on a...
Ken Griffin, Reportedly “The Richest Man in Illinois,” Donates $125 Million...
Nov 1, 2017 - The AP says Ken Griffin, who reportedly made his first million while still in college, by trading stocks, is donating...
Illinois Senators Vote to Pass SB-1947, Changing the State’s Education Formula
State Capitol: After the Illinois Senate voted to approve the bill changing the state's formula for distributing money to school districts around the...
Pension Lawsuit Update, Oct 8
We talk with Attorney Aaron Maduff, representing the State Universities Annuitants Association and get a status update on SUAA's lawsuit against the state, challenging...
Andrea Zopp, President of the Chicago Urban League
Our contributing correspondent Jeff Berkowitz sits down with Andrea Zopp of the Chicago Urban League to discuss race relations in America in the wake...
Gov Rauner Signs SB-1947 Into Law, Saying “This is a...
Chicago, Aug 31, 2017 -- In a rather rare display of a bipartisan celebration of the passing of legislation, House and Senate members of...
Legislative Outrage at the College of DuPage
Reps Ron Sandack and Jeanne Ives, talk about the actions of the College of DuPage President and its former Board members -- and what...
Our One-on-One with Dr Tom Bertrand, of the Illinois School Assn...
Springfield - The task of managing the dollars, staff, and host of changing challenges in education has never been greater. As this...
Winnick Field Trip Grants Available to Help Pay for Schools to...
SPRINGFIELD – Good news for schools that want to visit the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum but worry about paying...
SCHOOLS SUE DEADBEAT STATE FOR LACK OF “ADEQUATE” FUNDING OR COMPENSATION...
State Capitol - 17 Southern Illinois school districts announced they are suing the State, Governor and the Illinois State Board of Education, ISBE, to hold...
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From the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library: We talk with historian and fmr military officer, Mark DePue on his work of conducting indepth oral history...