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After the most restrictive abortion restrictions in the country were allowed to go into effect in Texas, ripples are already being seen in the rest of the country, including in Illinois. We were joined by representatives from both sides of the issue.
Emily Oster is an economist, known for using data to apply rational thinking to everything from COVID risk to family matters, like pregnancy and parenting. She joined The 21st to talk about her latest book, “The Family Firm: A Data-Driven Guide to Better Decision Making in the Early School Years.”
Due to climate change, scientists believe summers in Illinois will likely have months of days with temperatures above 95 degrees. Already, farmers are making changes to keep their livestock safe in the heat.
Dawn Turner grew up on the south side of Chicago and went on to have a successful career as a columnist at the Chicago Tribune. But her sister and best friend were not so fortunate. Turner recounts the different paths their lives took in her new memoir, Three Girls from Bronzeville.
Despite a court order, Illinois’ child-welfare agency continues to fail Spanish-speaking families; that’s the conclusion of an investigation by ProPublica. We talked with one of the reporters behind the story.
