Hey Chicago — do you know how long laws governing abortion have been on the books in Illinois? Since Abraham Lincoln was a teenager. But, how did we get from a statute outlawing the sale of ...

Like so much in Illinois, the origins of its newspapers were tied to politics. This land was a wild, largely unpopulated, western territory when its first newspaper sprang up - the single-sheet ...

The Paul Simon Public Policy Institute’s Renewing Illinois program encourages Illinois university students to discuss and debate creative solutions to revitalize the Prairie State. While preparing ...

Illinois 250 wants your story. Discover how 'Illinois Voices 250' is preserving the thoughts of everyday people for generations as America marks its anniversary. Episode one of six in a special NPR ...

CARLINVILLE — A new, full-length book on the history of Illinois celebrates the state’s bicentennial while covering the fascinating people, places, and events of the last 250 years in the state. “The ...

This morning, the Supreme Court of the United States ended the constitutional right to abortion access by overturning two landmark decisions, Roe v. Wade and Casey v. Planned Parenthood of ...

On an Amtrak platform in Springfield, I met that rarest of Illinoisans: a woman who divides her time and her loyalties between downstate and Chicago. Pat Staab lives in the state capital most of the ...