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In 2021, renewable energy like the wind turbines generate about 10 percent of power in Illinois. Environmentalists and some lawmakers want that number to be 100 percent by 2050. We talked with people behind three renewable energy plans and how their plans would affect jobs and consumers.
As COVID-19 restrictions ease, many are both eagerly anticipating and some are dreading a return to pre-pandemic activities. Two psychologists explained how we might cope with that anxiety.
Illinois lawmakers are considering making it easier for residents to sue police officers for violations of statutory or constitutional rights by removing their qualified immunity. The 21st spoke with a lawmaker and a legal advisor and head of an Illinois police organization to hear more about what this could mean for Illinois.
In Alton, Illinois — along the Mississippi River near St. Louis — a homeowner made an unusual discovery — a mysterious tunnel, made of bricks, that experts have dated to the 1840's. We’ll talk with the homeowner and hear some of the hypotheses for why the tunnel was built.
Alana Banks is a Decatur native, and was recently elected to school board in her hometown. She’s getting national recognition for being the first Black trans woman in the country to be elected to the position.
