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To conclude our preview of Governor JB Pritzker's State of the State and budget address, we were joined by an Illinois Statehouse reporter and the associate director of the Government Finance Research Center at UIC to talk more about what we can expect and to put the governor’s remarks in context.
For another perspective on Gov. JB Pritzker's State of the State, we were joined by the Illinois Senate Minority Leader, a Republican who is critical of Pritzker's policies.
Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, the Speaker of Illinois House of Representatives, talked with The 21st in the hour before Governor JB Pritzker's 2022 State of the State and budget address. He addressed everything from taxes to fighting crime.
Today marks the biggest holiday of the year for thousands of families in Illinois: the start of the Lunar New Year. We chatted about traditions and celebrations in the Vietnamese and Taiwanese communities.
After a slew of public messages in the early days of the pandemic instructing people to avoid trips to the doctor, many people have skipped routine visits or check-ins with their physicians. To discuss the pandemic’s impact on care beyond COVID, we were joined by an associate professor of clinical pediatrics and internal medicine and a reporter who's been following the story.
