The 21st Show
New info on Highland Park victims and alleged shooter
We now know the names of the people killed in the mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park.
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The 217 Today Podcast
217 Today: Why was the Independence Day gunman allowed to own firearms after a previous run-in with police?
In today's deep dive, a closer look at the shooter and gun allegedly at the center of Monday's mass shooting in Highland Park.
The 21st Show
Mentally processing the Highland Park Shooting
A psychologist offered advice on how to help adults and children cope following the Highland Park parade shooting that killed 6 and injured at least 30 people.
The 21st Show
Survivor Talks About Highland Park Parade Shooting
Police say a gunman who attacked an Independence Day parade in Highland Park fired more than 70 rounds with an AR-15-style gun that killed at least six people.
The 217 Today Podcast
217 Today: Young women in Indiana are leading the fight to protect reproductive rights in the red state
In today's deep dive, we'll hear how young women are leading the charge to keep reproductive rights alive in the neighboring state of Indiana.
The 217 Today Podcast
217 Today: Illinois chefs get creative with ‘Copi cakes’
In today's deep dive, we'll learn how some restaurants are serving up Copi – known formerly as "Asian Carp" – as part of Illinois officials' efforts to make the invasive fish more appealing to eat.
The 21st Show
Best Of: Thomas Geoghegan on democracy, economic inequality, and more.
Our guest for the second half of the show has represented workers going up against their employers, argued before the US Supreme Court, and is the author of half a dozen or so books on American politics, law, and labor — including his latest, The History of Democracy Has Yet to be Written: How we Have to Learn to Govern All Over Again. It’s about his long-shot campaign for Congress in the Obama era, and his ideas for fixing what’s wrong with American democracy.
The 21st Show
Youth Organizers Guide the Conversation on Reproductive Justice
With young people entering a time in which they have fewer reproductive health choices than their parents — and maybe even their grandparents — many want to fight back. The 21st spoke to two youth organizers doing that work.
The 217 Today Podcast
217 Today: U.S. healthcare providers face shortage of drug that doctors need to treat their most at-risk patients
In today's deep dive, we'll learn how the U.S. is caught in a critical shortage of a drug that doctors need for some of their most vulnerable patients, known as "contact media."
The 21st Show
Primary Recap: Trumpian Republicans win
JB Pritzker (D) will face Darren Bailey (R) in the gubernatorial race. Rep. Mary Miller defeated Rep. Rodney Davis, showing Illinois Republicans shift to the Trump wing of the party.