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The 21st Show

The COVID-19 pandemic has hurt many small businesses in Illinois. We speak with state Treasurer Mike Frerichs about a loan program that could offer some relief.

The 21st Show

Today on The 21st: Illinois State Treasurer Mike Frerichs on what his office is doing to try to help small businesses affected by the COVID-19 shutdowns, plus a conversation with Colin Asher, author of the Nelson Algren biography Never a Lovely So Real.

The 21st Show

Peter Sagal, the host of NPR's Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me joins us to talk about doing a comedy show without his usual Chicago audience, the importance of humor during a crisis, and whether he was wearing pants during our interview.

The 21st Show

We talk to a virologist about the merits and limits of antibody testing, and hear from an Illinois coroner who believes COVID-19 was infecting and killing people in his community long before the disease had been classified as a global pendemic.

The 21st Show

A New York Times analysis found that one in three jobs held by women has been designated as “essential,” and women of color are more likely to be doing essential jobs than anyone else.

The 21st Show

A judge has blocked Gov. J.B. Pritzker from enforcing his stay-at-home order on a Republican state legislator who went to court over the matter.

The 21st Show

Today on The 21st: a judge has entered an order blocking Illinois from enforcing its stay-at-home order on a Republican state legislator, women are shouldering a lot of the burden of "essential jobs," a look at the promise and peril of antibody testing for COVID-19, and Wait Wait... Don’t Tell Me host Peter Sagal talks about doing comedy in an empty room.

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The 21st Show

Perspectives from educators across Illinois about what a typical school day looks like when students cannot be together in the classroom.

The 21st Show

So-called “e-learning” has been a challenge for many families. But for kids with special needs, it can be even harder.