Andrew Adams

1 week ago | nprillinois.org | Sean Crawford |Andrew Adams |Kent Redfield

Illinois lawmakers are working toward a May 31 adjournment. Among the issues on the table include a approving a new state budget. We discuss the challenges and what legislation has made it through the General Assembly. Host Sean Crawford is joined by Professor Kent Redfield and Capitol News Illinois reporter Andrew Adams. Charlie Wheeler is off this week. (Note: This program was recorded Friday morning, May 30.)

3 weeks ago | ksl.com | Mary E. Culbertson |Michael Houck |Andrew Adams

TAYLORSVILLE — After a backyard burglary left a family feeling scared and vulnerable in Taylorsville, police said an arrest was made in the case after KSL-TV circulated footage of the burglary. The video featured surveillance footage of the suspect kicking a backyard fence, then falling through. He allegedly stole tools with sentimental value before trying to kick in a door to the home. Ultimately, he fled.

1 month ago | kslnewsradio.com | Andrew Adams |Alexandrea Bonilla |Bryanna Willis

SANDY — A man accidentally fell into a sinkhole Thursday morning after it opened up unexpectedly on his street. According to city workers, a gravel truck driver first spotted the hole near 2400 E. Hunts End Dr. and placed garbage cans on either side of it to alert drivers and others. The neighbor, who declined an on-camera interview, told KSL TV he walked outside and saw his garbage can across the street.

1 month ago | abc7chicago.com | Andrew Adams |Ben Szalinski

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Lawmakers apparently are close to a deal to resolve one of Springfield's most hotly contested issues this session: transit reform. Public transit agencies in Chicagoland - a region with roughly two-thirds of Illinois' population - face a collective $770 million budget gap in the upcoming fiscal year.

Jan 13, 2025 | pantagraph.com | Andrew Adams

SPRINGFIELD — A measure awaiting Gov. JB Pritzker’s signature will help protect transgender people and victims of domestic violence who seek to change their names, according to its proponents. The bill repeals a requirement that those seeking a name change publish a notice in a local newspaper. It also allows those seeking a name change to ask the court to “impound” the related court documents. That procedure means the records would not be publicly accessible.