Illinois Senate

Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth announced the projects.

Ahead of the June primary, Benjy Jeffords interviews 36th Senate District candidate Representative Mike Halpin.

Ahead of the June primary, WSIU spoke with Christopher Demink, running for the 71st House District.

Benjy Jeffords interviews candidates (R) Sen. Steve McClure and Challenger Don Debolt for the 54th District of the Illinois Senate.

Steph Whiteside interviews candidate (D) Sen. Doris Turner for the 48th District of the Illinois Senate.

On this episode of Meet the Candidates, WSIU interviews Senator Dale Fowler from the 59th Senate District.

Illinois State Senator Jason Barickman, a Republican from Bloomington, talks about his path from the county board to the state Senate, his work on education funding and redistricting reform, working across party lines in Springfield, and how nationwide political angst affects state government.

On this episode of Meet the Candidates, WSIU interviews Senator Terri Bryant from the 58th Senate District.

Legislation that would overhaul sex education in Illinois and a measure to decriminalize the transmission of HIV were among several bills that passed the…

The Illinois Senate worked through a long list of bills Thursday as lawmakers prepared to enter the final stretch of the 2021 session.Those bills included…