Tom Lisi
Tom reports on statehouse issues for NPR Illinois. He's currently a Public Affairs Reporting graduate program student at the University of Illinois Springfield. He graduated from Macalester College. Tom is from New York City where he also did stand-up and improv and wrote for the Awl and WNYC public radio.
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The Illinois General Assembly has approved legislation intended to make it easier to hold drug dealers accountable when their customers overdose.After… -
Illinois First Lady Diana Rauner held a groundbreaking ceremony Friday at the governor’s mansion in Springfield. The Rauners are raising $15 million… -
The Illinois General Assembly voted to increase a fee on cell phone bills in order to fund 911 services. Negotiators involved with the legislation say… -
Illinois legislators have abandoned a bipartisan effort to increase funding for 911 services. People involved in the negotiations say Gov. Bruce Rauner… -
Medical marijuana is still new to Illinois, but some lawmakers are taking a look at expanding its use to help stem the opioid epidemic.State senators… -
The Illinois Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the Illinois High School Association has no obligation to release internal documents. The watchdog… -
A state senator from southern Illinois has been recommended as the next U.S. ambassador to Kenya.The seven Republicans in the Illinois Congressional… -
Illinois Democrats and senior-citizen groups are challenging Gov. Bruce Rauner’s push to change home health-care services.With a growing elderly… -
Last summer, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner signed a last-minute plan to appropriate state money to public schools. It allowed districts to open on time, but… -
The Illinois State Board of Elections says hackers breached the information of up to 80,000 voters last year.The hackers had access to the system for…
