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After decades of silence, Japanese-Americans who had been imprisoned during WWII, and their descendants, spoke up in the Redress Movement of the 1980s, and it's been seen as a model for other communities seeking justice and healing today for wrongs committed by the US government.
Fall 2021 has seen the start of the performance seasons for orchestras around Illinois. The 21st was joined by the music director of the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra to discuss what goes into planning a successful season.
In Illinois, mental health workers are beginning to be paired with police officers while responding to calls. We talked with members of a police department, a behaviorial health program and a program that offers alternatives to calling the police during mental health crises.
We looked at the post-season runs two teams: The MLB's Chicago White Sox and the WNBA's Chicago Sky, which made it into the WNBA finals for the first time since 2014.
Here in Illinois, some have pushed the state to officially replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day. We talked with three people who represent Native American organizations.
