Coming of age with a quinceañera
To discuss quinceañeras and their history and significance, The 21st was joined by a professor of Latino/Latina Studies and two students who recently celebrated their own quinceañeras.
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New play tackles “Homegrown” radicalization
The 21st was joined by a Champaign-Urbana playwright to discuss her new show about radicalization and the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Illinois veto session recap
To talk about what’s happened in the Illinois Capitol this week, and continues today, two statehouse reporters joined The 21st.
How do energy rates get decided? And how can you save on energy costs this winter?
To discuss how energy rates actually get calculated, how that affects your bills, and what you can do to keep bills lower, we were joined by the representatives of Citizens Utility Board Illinois and the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Incoming Illinois Chief Justice Mary Theis on judicial nonpartisanship and her history with the legal system
Incoming Chief Justice Mary Jane Theis joined The 21st to talk about the struggle to keep the court out of partisan politics, plus some of her own judicial history.