InFocus

WSIU's Jennifer Fuller talks with SIU President Dan Mahony

It's like 12, 13, or 14 hours of nonstop patient care, hardly sitting down and running from room to room,” she said. “It’s exhausting, mentally and physically -- and I'm only 24.”

Small towns far from big cities rely upon federal grants to help them, but numerous definitions of what the government considers rural make that complicated.

WSIU's Jennifer Fuller talks with IL Comptroller Susana Mendoza about her new Financial Transparency Report

Even as tax dollars increasingly subsidize small meat processors, they struggle to make a profit while bearing the expenses of getting rid of the byproducts.

“I said, ‘Hey, there might be a chance that we might not come back in person.’ I just wanted to let them know," said 3rd-grade teacher Jorge Alfaro.

People who have threatened to harm themselves can be placed on what’s known as suicide watch, where they’re constantly monitored by a mental health professional. But in some prisons, suicide watch works differently.

WSIU's Jennifer Fuller talks with SIUC Chancellor Austin Lane about changing plans for Spring 2022

The deepening polarity in Illinois' politics promises to shape next year's race for governor, in what could be a big Republican year nationally.