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Contact tracing, or letting people know as quickly as possible when they may have come into contact with someone who has tested positive for an infectious disease, is critical to slowing the spread of the coronavirus. The 21st spoke to a member of Skokie’s Orthodox Jewish community and a volunteer behind an initiative to provide confidential, hyperlocal contact tracing to stop the spread of COVID-19.
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Near the end of last week, a bipartisan panel of members of the Illinois House met to consider misconduct charges against the speaker of the Illinois House. A day later, a longtime Democratic State Senator stepped down, the result of a federal tax evasion case.
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September is Suicide Prevention Month, and we wanted to offer some hope and solutions. The 21st is joined by a professor of pyschology, a member of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and the founder of Angel Forever Foundation Suicide Prevention in Champaign, Illinois to hear more about how addressing the stigma around mental health is one thing we can do to help save lives.
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According to a Boston University School of Public Health study published last week by the JAMA Network, prevalence of depression symptoms has risen 3 times higher during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to before. The 21st spoke to the lead author of the study as well as a reporter following the rise of suicide among Black people.
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As long as there have been presidents of the United States, there have been presidents complaining about their coverage in the press. The 21st spoke to an author to discuss the relationship between the free press and the west wing from the early years of American history.
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Recently, the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus announced a plan aimed at helping dismantle systemic racism. The 21st speaks asked State Sen. Sims why it's important to his caucus.
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The new HBO series Lovecraft Country sets Black protagonists in 1950’s and 60’s America, as they confront monsters, both the imaginary kind, but also the very real racist kind. We talk about the plot, Illinois places where the film was shot and initial response to the series.
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You're probably familiar with protests over the Dakota Access Pipeline in the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. But there's a legal challenge in Illinois. Our state is challenging a proposal that would double the amount of oil flowing through the pipeline, which ends in south-central Illinois.
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The effects of the global pandemic go beyond health: thousands upon thousands of Illinois are still out of work, and entire sectors have been unable to recover, like the entertainment, travel and convention industries.
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President Trump continues to cast doubt on voting by mail this election season. But it’s something both Democrats AND Republicans have embraced in Illinois. The 21st speaks to two top election officials from the state, and county levels to answer listeners questions about the process and how ballots are counted.
