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Gov. JB Pritzker spoke before a join session of the Illinois General Assembly Wednesday Feb. 18, 2026.

Julie McCarthy has spent most of career traveling the world for NPR. She's covered wars, prime ministers, presidents and paupers. But her favorite stories "are about the common man or woman doing uncommon things," she says.

As NPR's Southern Bureau chief, Russell Lewis covers issues and people of the Southeast for NPR — from Florida to Virginia to Texas, including West Virginia, Kentucky, and Oklahoma. His work brings context and dimension to issues ranging from immigration, transportation, and oil and gas drilling for NPR listeners across the nation and around the world.

The pandemic has wreaked violent disruptions to the nation's economy, with prices tumbling or skyrocketing depending partially on how COVID-19 is impacting business at any one time. Construction companies and lumber yards are no exception.

Ronald Neumann was the U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan from 2005 to 2007. He said several turning points led to America's "disastrous defeat" in the Middle Eastern country.

Randall McClallen says bringing some warmth and care to Peorians battling housing insecurity is challenging, but rewarding.

Low vaccination rates, human behavior, and viral mutations may mean COVID will never end. That's according to many experts, including OSF HealthCare Chief Operating Officer Mike Cruz.

A new CD and DVD box set, No Pryor Restraint: Life in Concert, showcases the searing, profane and moving performances of comedian Richard Pryor. Pryor's widow, Jennifer, says his genius lay in his honesty about his well-publicized troubles.

Two women are vying to become the first Democrat to represent Bloomington-Normal in the Illinois legislature in recent history.

Commentator Gwen Macsai is the mother of three children. And she's finding that their standards for motherhood are higher than hers. And while she doesn't want to be a hypocrite, mothers like junk food, unmade beds and swearing too.