The 21st Show
Rockford lawsuit reignites debate over student resource officers
Security camera footage shows a school resource officer bodyslamming a Rockford student, slamming his head into the ground, knocking him unconscious.
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The 217 Today Podcast
217 Today: What’s behind the huge cost increase for eggs?
In today's deep dive, we’ll take a closer look at the huge increase in the cost of eggs.
The 21st Show
Health concerns set off gas stove debate
To discuss the debate over gas stoves and their underlying health concerns, we were joined by an assistant professor of applied health science, the executive director of the Illinois Petroleum Resources Board, and the owner of an Illinois culinary school.
The 21st Show
Best of: How private is your health tracking app data?
There are various health tracking apps that log your runs, and your calories burned, and even predict your next menstruation cycle. But how private is all that data?
The 217 Today Podcast
217 Today: Obstacles prevent many craft cannabis growers from opening
In today's deep dive, we’ll learn why craft cannabis growers in Illinois need to be ready to go by March 1, but most of them still can’t even get financing to start building facilities.
The 21st Show
New film documents reparations efforts in Evanston
We talked with the co-directors of the Independent Lens documentary “The Big Payback: Fear and Reparations in the American Suburb."
The 21st Show
Best of: What was it like to work with Dr. King?
Back in 1963, Don Rose was an organizer for Midwest states at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. He’s made plenty of other marks in Chicago politics, but today we wanted to talk with him mostly about 1966, when Martin Luther King brought his civil rights work to Chicago, and Rose worked as his press secretary.
The 217 Today Podcast
217 Today: Penicillin shortage could endanger children with sickle cell disease
In today's deep dive, we’ll learn how a penicillin shortage could affect children with sickle cell disease.
The 217 Today Podcast
217 Today: Many Illinois sheriffs oppose new assault weapon ban
In today's deep dive, we’ll learn how the assault weapons ban signed into Illinois law this week has prompted many sheriffs in the state to issue statements saying they won’t enforce it.
The 21st Show
Illinois scientists set ambitious goals for battery development. How has the effort fared?
Battery techonology has changed in the years since a center for energy research opened in Illinois, so The 21st invited two of the researchers to update us on where the we stand in the efforts.
