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A new law in Illinois will ban police officers from using lies to get minors to confess to crimes during an interrogation. The 21st spoke with an attorney and police chief about how the long term effects of the new law.
The 21st was joined by the co-host of the podcast The Trans Sporter Room to discuss why girls and women the target of anti-trans legislation in sports, fairness in sports and the larger message this sends to trans girls and women who want to play sports.
On June 29, 2021, Governor J.B. Pritzker signed a bill to allow athletes to earn money if their college uses their name, image, and likeness for profit. We talked with two people close to the legislation.
An investigative story is looking into the death of Larry Earvin, a former inmate at Western Illinois Correctional Center, which spurred federal assault and civil rights charges.
The internet is full of memes poking fun at how often McDonald’s ice cream machines seem to be broken — but there may be some truth to the McBroken stereotype. The 21st spoke to a technology reporter about this cold case of failing ice cream machines and what’s behind it.
