IL Senate Minority Leader McConchie talks State of the State
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.
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Speaker of the IL House Welch previews budget address
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.
Ringing in the Lunar New Year
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.
Non-COVID care in a pandemic
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.
How did a state funding cut-off affect youth homicides?
Illinois went two years without a full budget. A new report suggests a correlation between that impasse and a spike in young people being murdered in 2016. We were joined by the study's author and the leader of an anti-violence organization to talk about the research and its implications.