Alex Degman
Statehouse ReporterAlex Degman is a Statehouse reporter with WBEZ. He can be reached at adegman@wbez.org.
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Voters elected 51 delegates during this year’s primary election — three from each of Illinois’ 17 congressional districts. -
A question about whether abortion protections should be codified will not make it onto this year’s general election ballot. -
Programs offering insurance to undocumented — and some documented — residents are undergoing some cost-saving changes.
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The Republican primary in the state’s most conservative congressional district is between two candidates who were endorsed by former President Donald Trump in separate races two years ago. -
The Illinois legislature spring session gets underway on Jan. 16, but the upcoming election could play a role in what gets done and when. -
Alex Degman talked with State Police Director Brendan Kelly about how the agency is reporting differently than it did a year ago. -
A new Illinois State Police form lets people report corruption anonymously. But does it go far enough? -
Citing a “vitriolic strain of white nationalism,” Gov. JB Pritzker signed the measure withholding state grant money from libraries if they ban books. -
It took more than a week longer than expected, but Illinois lawmakers wrapped up their spring legislative session early Saturday with a budget and hundreds of measures that passed. The spending plan and bills now go to Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker. -
Employees have formed the Illinois Legislative Staff Association, but Speaker Welch won’t voluntarily recognize them. -
As Illinois’ legal marijuana industry and the demand for educated workers grow, schools and companies are collaborating on cannabis classes. -
Representatives were racing to beat a Friday deadline to get bills out of the chamber, with about two months left in the spring legislative session.
