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When she heard that robots were writing sports stories, Kelly Kleiman was hardly surprised. But robots writing criticism? "The mind (at least mine) boggles," she writes. "Are reviews really that formulaic?"

As the Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Care Act came down Thursday morning, politicians in Illinois and across America began to release their responses. Below are some of their statements, culled from Twitter, email and phone interviews conducted by WBEZ.

Updated Monday June 25 9:54 a.m.The Supreme Court will issue its last opinions on Thursday, with its decision on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul expected to come down that day.The court will begin its summer recess after announcing its decisions, w

It may actually happen in our lifetimes.  Serious efforts are underway to try to clean up the Chicago River so people can actually swim and fish in it without having to worry about getting sick.

The emerald ash borer is working its way across Illinois with confirmation of the insect's spread to Champaign.The city of Champaign confirmed this week that one of the insects has been found in the city.

A judge has denied a motion that could have required Illinois to delay Gov. Pat Quinn's planned closure of a mental hospital in Tinley Park.Cook County Circuit Court Judge Nancy Jo Arnold on Thursday agreed with state officials on key elements of the case.

Gov. Pat Quinn has signed a law that ends free health care for state retirees and requires them all to contribute to the cost of health care, based on their ability to pay.In a statement Thursday, Quinn says retirees deserve access to quality health care.