Moldy Mary And Illinois’ State Microbe
Why is Illinois one of the few states that now has designated a microscopic organism as its own? We talk to an archivist and research chemist about the history behind last week's announcement.
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Keeping Safe From The Delta Variant
With another wave of COVID-19 washing across Illinois, there’s confusion about how to keep safe. We talked with public health officials and a virologist about what they're comfortable doing and what they avoid.
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi On Afghanistan and Infrastructure
As the crisis for Americans and their allies in Afghanistan continues, we talked with Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL8) about how we got here.
Child Care, Pre-K, and COVID-19
Day care has been a struggle throughout the pandemic — from safety concerns to a shortage of workers.The 21st was joined by three leaders who work in child care and preschool around the state.
COVID-19 Roundtable
On this roundtable, we were joined by reporters from around the state to talk about vaccines: Who is getting vaccinated among our lawmakers, which areas of the state are seeing lower vaccination rates, and new findings about the need for booster shots to protect against COVID-19.