Illinois mayoral election series: Carbondale
To continue our series on Illinois mayoral races, we dove into an election coming up in Carbondale. A local business owner and the current mayor pro tempore are both vying for the seat.
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WILL Newscast
Will Leitch on his career, his time at U of I, and more
Today on The 21st, we were spent the whole hour with Will Leitch, a writer who was born, raised, and educated here in central Illinois before making it big in the world of sports journalism in New York City as the creator of Deadspin.
Best of: UI Law Dean talks assault weapons law and 2nd Amendment history
For the final part of the show, The 21st was joined by the dean of the University of Illinois College of Law to discuss legal issues surrounding Illinois' assault weapons ban and the second amendment more broadly.
Best of: Gun owners and advocates decry new ban as unconstitutional
For the second part of the show, we were joined by opponents of the assault weapons ban to get their takes on its constitutionality and continue our discussion of the law.
Best of: Gun control advocates react to Illinois’ assault weapons ban
We spent the entire hour discussing Illinois' new assault weapons ban. For the first part of the show, we were joined by three supporters of the ban to discuss why they back the law.