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Route 66 in Illinois: How a small town became a mob hub during Prohibition
A book released earlier this year explores mob activity in the Prohibition era along Route 66 specifically through the lens of Benld, Illinois.
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Route 66 in Illinois: American Giants Museum keeps Americana alive
Atlanta, Illinois is the next stop on our Route 66 journey. The American Giants Museum restores iconic large size statues of figures in American culture.
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Behind the scenes of a psychological thriller filmed in Central Illinois
A film made in Central Illinois is getting its big premiere. Vijay M. Rajan, writer and director of the psychological thriller “Dark Soul River" joins the program.
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Route 66 in Illinois: New film explores highway from Chicago to Los Angeles
We continue our series reflecting on 100 years of Route 66 — particularly the 300-or-so miles of it that span the 21st state. However, Route 66 goes well beyond the borders of Illinois passing through Missouri, New Mexico, Arizona, and California and this is the subject of a new film.
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Route 66 in Illinois: A look into McLean County’s ties to the Mother Road
As we continue our journey on Route 66, we’re stopping in Bloomington-Normal to check out the McLean County Museum of History.
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Route 66 in Illinois: Exploring Old Joliet Prison
We continue our Route 66 journey heading southwest to the city of Joliet. Operating from 1858 through 2002, the Old Joliet Prison is now a tourist site. A local history expert takes the 21st Show through the prison highlighting its history and significance to the city.
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Route 66 in Illinois: Starting out in Chicago
Route 66, America’s most famous highway is turning 100 this year, and Illinois is bound up in more than 300 miles of its stories. To kick off our week-long series and begin our statewide journey, the 21st Show traveled to the start of Route 66, in the heart of downtown Chicago.
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How wildfire smoke travels to Illinois
How did Canada’s wildfire smoke travel hundreds of miles to Illinois and is climate change making things worse? We learn the meteorological side of wildfire smoke and what this means for Illinois.
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The science behind Illinois’ August flooding
We talk about flooding in central Illinois and why Illinois keeps getting hit with heavy rainfall.
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25 years later, Illinoisans remember where they were on 9/11
Nearly 3,000 Americans were killed on the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City. Twenty-five years later, Illinoisans share stories of where they were and how the events of that day affected them.
These programs are partially sponsored by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
