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Retta: HGTV / Home: Google Maps Street View

The 21st Show

Owners of former funeral home talk about what it was really like being on HGTV’s ‘Scariest House in America’

On Halloween, we’ll talk with an Illinois couple who’ve made a former funeral home into their home. The house was among the competitors on the new season of HGTV’s “Scariest House in America.” They share what drew them to the home, what it was like being on an HGTV show with Retta, and why they didn't actually want to win the $150,000 grand prize renovation.

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The 21st Show

In late night push, Illinois lawmakers take on transit, energy, immigration enforcement and ‘medical aid in dying’

The Illinois General Assembly wrapped up a brief but highly productive fall legislative session in which they tackled the financial problems of mass transit agencies, energy prices, immigration enforcement, and "medical aid in dying" for terminally ill patients.

We’ll talk with a reporter who was covering it well into the early hours of this morning.

 

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Body camera: Sangamon County State's Attorney's Office via AP / Macon County Jail via AP / Massey via BLM Springfield

The 21st Show

Former deputy Sean Grayson found guilty of murdering Sonya Massey inside her house near Springfield

On Wednesday, after more than 11 hours of deliberation, a Peoria jury found former Sangamon County sheriff's deputy Sean Grayson guilty of second-degree murder in the killing of Sonya Massey in her home near Springfield last year. The jury, however, acquitted Grayson on the more serious charge of first-degree murder — which could have resulted in a lifetime prison sentence.

We'll talk with a reporter who covered the trial.

 

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The 21st Show

Best of: CEO Damola Adamolekun had first Red Lobster experience in Springfield, Illinois

Founded in 1968, Red Lobster once had more than 600 locations across the U.S., Canada, and overseas franchises. But last year, the $2 billion revenue company went into bankruptcy, reorganized, and came out with new ownership and new leadership.

The company has sought to revamp operations, make changes to its menu, and close a few locations. According to USA Today, five Illinois Red Lobsters have closed — including in Bourbonnais, Danville, and Peoria. 

All these changes are being led by the company’s 36-year-old CEO: Damola Adamolekun. Born in Nigeria, Adamolekun immigrated to the U.S. when he was nine years old. His father was a neurosurgeon — and moved his family to Springfield, Illinois, in the late 1990's. And that is where Damola says he had his first experience of Red Lobster.

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The 21st Show

State Rep. Hoan Huynh says federal agent pulled gun on him

Illinois state Rep. Hoan Huynh, D-Chicago, says a federal agent pointed a gun at him last week. The government says he was interfering in immigration enforcement; he says he was warning constituents about their rights.

“We don’t have any weapons; we were only recording what they’re doing," Hyunh told The 21st Show. "And if what they’re doing is actually legal, then they should not be afraid for it to be documented.”

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