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NPR's Renee Montagne reports on a group of six Thai elephants that have been honing their musical abilities. They just released their first CD. Hear a song from that CD entitled Temple Music. You can find out more at www.mulatta.org. (6:43-8:20)

NPR's Nina Totenberg reports on a Supreme Court decision that hospitals cannot reinstate a practice of testing pregnant patients for drugs and turning over the results to the police, unless they get the woman's permission first. The justices ruled 6-3 that testing women who did not understand that the results could be used to prosecute them was a violation of the constitutional protection against unreasonable searches.

NPR's Don Gonyea reports that President Bush is on the road. This week he'll visit four states to promote his budget proposals, including his $1.6 trillion tax-cut over a ten-year period. Today, the president flies to Chicago.

Republicans call Jan. 6 "legitimate political discourse." States redraw districts before the midterms.

We ask the director, writer and producer three questions about a country that he isn't from. Originally broadcast Sept. 6, 2013.

The Illinois Department of Employment Security says unemployment fell in every Illinois metro area in February. It was the 12th straight month of…

The unemployment rate has dropped in each of Illinois's 12 metro areas for the fifth time in the past six months.The Illinois Department of Employment…

The unemployment rate dropped across Illinois in May to 6.4%, but state officials attributed the drop to a decrease in the size of the state's workforce.…

A University of Illinois index that tracks the state's economy indicates steady growth since early this year.The Institute of Government and Public…

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know to start your day for Tuesday, April 6, 2021. You'll hear about how turnout was shaping up headed into...