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The new ESPN miniseries The Last Dance puts the Chicago Bulls dynasty and Michael Jordan back in the spotlight. 

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High school seniors missed out on a lot this spring. Graduations are virtual for now, prom was cancelled, and in-person end-of-year celebrations will have to be put on hold or happen at a distance. There’s the additional worry and uncertainty many are facing about their fall semester at college. 

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As the Illinois General Assembly plans its return to Springfield next week — the first meeting of the legislature since early March — we talk to Senate Majority Leader Kimberly Lightford about what's on the agenda.

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Today on The 21st: a conversation with Illinois Senate Majority Leader and Black Caucus Chair Kimberly Lightford, college students considering a "gap year," and a former Chicago Tribune sportswriter and central Illinois basketball player on the ESPN miniseries The Last Dance.

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While indoor movie theaters are closed in the state because of the pandemic, drive-ins were able to open May 8, making them one of the rare forms of public entertainment right now. 

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Novelist and Illinois native Dave Eggers' latest book, The Captain and the Glory, is an allegory about a large cruise ship that replaces a respected, experienced captain with someone who is none of those things.

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Reporters Christine Herman and Sam Dunklau help answer your questions related to COVID-19 in Illinois.

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Today on The 21st: answering listener questions on COVID-19, revisiting a conversation with author and Illinois native Dave Eggers, and looking at one of the few public entertainment venues open during the pandemic: drive-in movie theaters.

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In newsrooms across the country, obituary desks are expanding as they work to try and celebrate life during this global pandemic. 

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We’re told the handshake is no more. How will this pandemic change both our personal interactions, and society more generally? A conversation about what the ‘new normal’ could look like.