Schools across the state of Illinois will now have the option to put kids on the school bus so they don't have to walk through gang territory.
Benjamin Yount
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An industry veteran with two decades of experience in media, Benjamin Yount reports on Illinois and Wisconsin statewide issues for The Center Square.
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One Milwaukee Democratic lawmaker doesn't want the state's Democratic governor to be totally in charge of closing the state's troubled youth p…
There's a new warning about what's in the water in some lakes and ponds across the state of Illinois.
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Wisconsin lawmakers are wrapping-up their work on the state's new budget this week, but there's a warning about some potentially unfinished bu…
One hundred years ago, Illinois was kind of the first state in the nation to guarantee women the right to vote.
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Republican lawmakers in Madison are facing more questions from the right over their plan to possibly create a per-mile fee for drivers in the state.
It should go without saying, but Illinois conservation police are having to tell people to stay off of the state's flooded rivers.
Local governments in Illinois can now see just how much they, and their neighbors, are getting in tax money from the state.
The Illinois State Police are asking people to stay out of the state's flood zones.
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In addition to math, science, reading, and gym class, Illinois high school students will soon have a financial aid requirement to graduate hig…