The 21st Show

The 21st—Monday, June 15, 2020

By Brian Mackey, Anna Casey, Libby Foster and Ryan Andrew Wilde
 

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Today on The 21st, our Monday reporters’ roundtable with the latest on COVID-19 in Illinois, and the protests over police violence.

Then, June is Pride month, but for a long time, a key force behind gay liberation has been written out of the history. A conversation about pride and rebellion.

And late last week Governor JB Pritzker’s administration announced he would cancel the Illinois State Fair, and the smaller fair in DuQuoin. We’ll talk about it with the owner of Vose Fine Food & Drink, a corn dog vendor that’s one of the most popular booths at the fair.