The 21st Show
Best of: What effect is Illinois’ rising minimum wage actually having?
As Illinois' minimum wage continues its slow rise to $15, many questions still linger about the state of the minimum wage here.
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The 217 Today Podcast
217 Today: Sen. Bennett likes parts of the new state budget but says it wasn’t transparent
In today's deep dive, we hear a conversation about the recently approved state budget with a central Illinois lawmaker.
The 21st Show
Best of: Will Leitch on his career, his time at U of I, and more
Today on The 21st, we were spent the whole hour with Will Leitch, a writer who was born, raised, and educated here in central Illinois before making it big in the world of sports journalism in New York City as the creator of Deadspin.
The 217 Today Podcast
217 Today: Accessing early intervention services is a challenge for families of young children with disabilities
On today's deep dive, we hear about the challenges of getting kids with disabilities the care they need.
The 217 Today Podcast
217 Today: Migrants seek asylum in Chicago, causing debates over resources
In today's deep dive, we’ll learn more about the humanitarian crisis of migrants seeking asylum that’s currently escalating in Chicago.
The 21st Show
Best of: New IL national park honors first town founded by a formerly enslaved man
In late 2022, the first town in Illinois to be legally founded by a formerly enslaved person became a national park. The 21st was joined by a professor descended from the town's founder and the director of research at the Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.
The 21st Show
Best of: The civil rights legacy behind one of Illinois’ new national parks
To talk about the area's history, connection to the civil rights movement and legacy, The 21st was joined by the assistant superintendent of the park and a regional director of the National Parks Conservation Association.
The 217 Today Podcast
217 Today: Illinois lawmakers send a budget and a batch of bills to the Governor
In today's deep dive, we’ll learn more about the passage of the annual budget and how Democrats used a supermajority to pass bills Republicans were opposing.
The 21st Show
Best of: Advice from Margaret Sullivan to journalists covering politics
In her book, former newspaper editor Margaret Sullivan says the rise of Donald Trump’s brand of politics ought to change the way reporters do their jobs.
The 217 Today Podcast
217 Today: Hospitals have a fast-acting drug to help stroke victims — if they seek treatment in time
On today's deep dive, OSF hospitals in Urbana and Danville have joined others in using a faster-acting drug to that could help stroke victims avoid brain damage, but only if they seek treatment quickly.
