Best of: Illinois Holocaust survivor recounts escape from Nazis
In 1939, Dr. Bill Gingold was born in Warsaw. His family escaped the Nazis and lived in Siberia before making a new life in Illinois.
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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.
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.
Gun control advocates react to Illinois’ assault weapons ban
Today, 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.
Prof. Valerie Hoffman on her career in Islamic Studies
Valerie Hoffman discussed her career as a professor of Islamic Studies at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.