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Shawn Kreuzwiesner, utilities director for the Town of Cave Creek, visits the town's pump system in Phoenix on March 27, 2026. Nearly all of the town's water flows through the pumps, which draw Colorado River water from the Central Arizona Project.

How the city with the most to lose in the Colorado River crisis is trying to adapt

Record low winter snows mean insufficient water in the Colorado River. Here's how a city that's first in line to be cut off is handling it.

ICC Theatre presents Pulitzer Prize-winning play 'SWEAT'

On this week’s episode of Out and About, host Jenn Gordon is joined by Julie Peters and Sam Taylor to talk about about the Pulitzer Prize-winning play SWEAT, presented by the Illinois Central College Theatre Program.Performances happen Tuesday, May 31, through Thursday, June 2, at 7:30 p.m. at the ICC Performing Arts Center.For more information visit ICC Theatre Program.

Even before all the votes are counted, Trump is expected to make fraud claims

Barton Gellman of the Brennan Center for Justice speaks with NPR's Leila Fadel about the potential for a losing candidate to reject the results of the 2024 election.

The race for mayor is heating up in Los Angeles

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Fernando Guerra, director of Loyola Marymount's Center for the Study of Los Angeles, about the heated mayoral race in LA and frontrunners Rep. Karen Bass and Rick Caruso.

Whistleblowers are key in newly unsealed federal lawsuits against Aaron Rossi and Reditus

The government has unsealed two major civil actions against former Reditus CEO Aaron Rossi and his business partners, alleging a multimillion-dollar billing fraud scheme during the COVID pandemic.

Illinois Could Get More Nurses Trained To Help Sexual Assault Survivors

A measure that has passed the Illinois House would require hospitals to have Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANEs) who can treat and examine victims of...

Caterpillar's heavy earthmoving equipment undergoes testing in the sound lab at the company's Proving Grounds in Washington.

Inside the Caterpillar Sound Labs, some of the quietest spaces in Illinois

Did you know that Caterpillar has two of the nation’s most advanced sound labs, right here in central Illinois?

Rep. Camille Lilly, right, testifies before a House committee for passage of a bill calling for an audit of the federal 340B drug pricing program in Illinois. Also testifying were Peter Fotos, left, of Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, and John Conrad of the Illinois Biotechnology Industry Organization.

Lawmakers at the end of session try to appease both sides in drug pricing controversy

Illinois lawmakers passed legislation to ensure hospitals and clinics have access to the discounts but also called for an audit of how the program is being used in Illinois.

Rasheedah Na'Allah is a senior at Dunlap High School.

Q&A with Rasheedah Na'Allah, Dunlap High senior and community organizer

Na'Allah analyzed three years of data and interviewed 400 classmates while studying racial disparities at Dunlap.

Cokie Roberts

Cokie Roberts was one of the 'Founding Mothers' of NPR who helped make that network one of the premier sources of news and information in this country. She served as a congressional correspondent at NPR for more than 10 years and later appeared as a commentator on Morning Edition. In addition to her work for NPR, Roberts was a political commentator for ABC News, providing analysis for all network news programming.

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