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A man who was just 16 years old when he committed a murder got sent to prison for 50 years. Following a series of rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court, he recently saw his sentence cut in half. The 21st spoke to a reporter from Injustice Watch to talk about the new sentence. 

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Illinois has announced an overhaul of its juvenile justice system. It’s the latest incarnation of a reform effort that dates back more than 100 years. The 21st was joined by a reporter from ProPublica and a Program Director for the Illinois Justice Project to learn more about the efforts to make changes to the system. 

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The 21st takes a look at the science behind the mass testing program at the University of Illinois, which is gaining national attention. The show was joined by a health reporter, director of Clinical Microbiology Laboratory at the University of Southern California, a University of Illinois professor who helped lead the program and a University of Illinois professor and epidemiologist. Listen here.

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Students are back on many college campuses across Illinois. Coming with them are outbreaks of COVID-19. We’ll talk with reporters who cover different parts of the state about how universities are handling the pandemic and what they’re seeing in their communities.

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Republican Jim Edgar served as the Illinois Governor from 1991 to 1999 — he announced earlier this week that he would be voting for Joe Biden, the Democratic candidate for president, this election cycle. The 21st was joined with him to talk about that decision and what the Republican Party was like during his time in politics.

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Congressman Adam Kinzinger, who represents Illinois’ 16th district which covers parts of DeKalb, Ford, Stark, Will, and Winnebago counties to talk about Russia, QAnon and voting "no" on legislation to provide extra money for the U.S. Postal Service. 

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The 21st is joined by the chairman of the Illinois Republican Party to talk about the 2020 Republican National Covention, how President Donald Trump has handled the COVID-19 pandemic and his thoughts on Republicans voting for Joe Biden in November. 

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The 21st speaks to a Chicago-based historian and author of several best-selling books including Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America, The Invisible Bridge: The Fall of Nixon and the Rise of Reagan, and now Reaganland: America's Right Turn 1976-1980 to talk about this week’s Republican National Convention and his latest book.

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More young voters tend to identify themselves as ‘liberal’ but there are many younger members of the Grand Old Party too. When it comes to the 2020 Election both parties are making their cases to young voters. As we cover the Republican National Covention, The 21st speaks to two young Republicans to gain more context.

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Follow live updates and analysis of Day 4 of the Republican National Convention. Coverage of the Republican speakers beginning at 8 p.m. CST. They will include President Donald Trump, businesswoman Ivanka Trump, an adviser to and daughter of the president, and Rudy Giuliani, former Mayor of New York City and one of the president's lawyers.