On this episode, we examine how far high speed rail has come in Illinois. With 110 mile per hour trains running between Chicago and St. Louis, advocates are talking about trains going twice as fast.

An APM investigation found some hospitals failing to provide critical care for victims, such as offering sexual assault testing kits and not contacting child or adult protective services. Illinois lawmakers responded by passing legislation this spring.

A new book details correspondence — letters long assumed to have been lost or destroyed -– that shed light on the nature of her illness as well as the nature of her relationships with the few friends and family she had left by that time.

The city still has problems with violence. But it is on track to have its lowest number of murders in a decade. Many are crediting street outreach.

At a time when fewer people say they are practicing Catholics, church leaders are hoping an American pope may turn that around.

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.

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

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

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

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.