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217 Today: Hear from three Democratic candidates for Illinois’ newly drawn 13th Congressional District
In today's deep dive, we'll hear from the three Democratic candidates for Illinois' newly drawn 13th Congressional District.
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Best of: TikToker Dilla Thomas on Chicago history
The 21st was joined by a south side native better known as "Chicago’s Neighborhood historian" who wanted to share all of Chicago’s riches and history with his 81,000 followers on TikTok.
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Best of: What’s behind a recent wave of censorship in schools?
Around the country, books about race, gender, and sexuality are facing challenges, so to what’s behind it, and how it impacts which lived experiences get shared in classrooms, we were joined by the editor of an independent editorial book site, as well as professors of library science and comparative literature.
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217 Today: Midwest offers untapped potential for maple syrup production
In today's deep dive, we'll take a look at the potential for growth in the maple syrup market across the lower Midwest, including Illinois.
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The state of gender-affirming care
With states like Texas calling gender-affirming care for children "child abuse," we looked into effects on states like Illinois.
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Guaranteeing the “Right to Repair”
People want laws that would guarantee our “right to repair” products we buy: from iPhones to John Deere tractors.
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217 Today: Research shows Medicaid enrollment could break cycles of incarceration
In today's deep dive, we’ll learn about efforts to enroll people leaving prison in Medicaid to help keep them from coming back.
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217 Today: University of Illinois medical students gather items to send Ukrainian refugees
In today's deep dive, we’ll learn more about a local effort by University of Illinois Medical students to send donated items to Ukrainian refugees in Poland.
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Niall Nance-Carroll on the history of Winnie-the-Pooh
An English instructor from Eastern Illinois University is a Winnie-the-Pooh scholar, and he will be delivering a lecture on the character at Illinois State University.
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This historic house is free, but you have to move it
A historic, 2,000 square-foot, mid-century home in Elgin is free. That is, if you can move it. We talked to a preservationist about saving historic places.
These programs are partially sponsored by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
