Headlines from around The 21st state from WILL's Illinois Newsroom.

Guests: Kathryn Harris, President, Abraham Lincoln Association. Teresa Haley, President of the Illinois Chapter of the NAACP.

Guests: Nicole Nelson, attorney and founder of Equity Legal Services, Inc. Earlie Fuse a 28 year resident of Centreville, Illinois. Walter Johnson a Winthrop Professor of History and Professor of African and African American Studies at Harvard University

Guests: Rachel Otwell a reporter for the Illinois Times. Kathy Lee an Urbana resident with friends at the College of Law.

On Today's 21st: A University of Illinois professor who faced accusations of sexual harassment was set to return to teaching last month.  Now, a new report is out with more claims against him from 15 women. We got the latest on this year’s-long case sparked by the MeToo movement. 

Gray isn’t the only person incarcerated in Illinois prisons that isn’t able to further their education. A lack of teachers, funding and the department’s own policies prevent many from obtaining their GED, associates degree or a trade skill. 

An Illinois Department of Corrections policy stipulates that once a class is full, inmates are placed on the waiting list in order of their release date, with those getting out soonest receiving priority.

In this week's Legal Issues in the News, the Univesity of Illinois College of Law's Verity Winship breaks down the blessing of unicorns.

Headlines from around the Land of Lincoln from Illinois Newsroom.