Statewide

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Episodes 19

Statewide: A new law could shorten autism diagnosis wait times
2d ago · 50:28
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.
Statewide: Changing juvenile detention
9d ago · 50:29
Advocates hope a couple of new laws will bring improvements.
Statewide: The last days of Route 66
16d ago · 50:29
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.
Statewide: A league of their own
23d ago · 50:29
The Women's Professional Baseball League is playing all of its inaugural season in Springfield.
Statewide: At a state prison, desperate men set themselves on fire
1mo ago · 50:28
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.
Statewide: Farmers and mental health
1mo ago · 50:29
Financial stress and a lack of mental health resources in rural areas contribute to the problem.
Statewide: The movement to divide Illinois
1mo ago · 50:29
There is a growing interest to split Illinois and create a 51st state. What's behind the push?
Statewide: Attempts to ban books continue to surge
1mo ago · 50:30
The American Library Association tracked thousands of books challenged in 2025.
Statewide: A disparity in school discipline
2mo ago · 50:29
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.
Statewide: Older drivers behind the wheel
2mo ago · 50:29
Even safety advocates are in disagreement on how old is too old to drive.
Statewide: As data center pushback grows, governments consider regulations
2mo ago · 50:28
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.
Statewide: When a bombshell dropped in Bement
2mo ago · 50:29
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.
Statewide: The unfulfilled promise of mental health courts
3mo ago · 50:29
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.
Statewide: The complex life of Mark Twain
3mo ago · 50:27
Biographer Ron Chernow talks about the Hannibal, Missouri native who became a literary giant.
Statewide: Bees and beekeepers are losing an ally
3mo ago · 50:28
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.
Statewide: Some choose to not pay taxes as a protest against Trump
3mo ago · 50:29
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.
Statewide: The data center debate
4mo ago · 50:29
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.
Statewide: Vaccine skepticism and infectious diseases
4mo ago · 50:29
A conversation about vaccines and the current status of diseases like COVID-19 and measles.
Statewide: The murder of Abraham Lincoln
4mo ago · 50:28
The president was killed 161 years ago this week. An author takes us back to the scene of the crime.