Interview: Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL)
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) is now chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. He joined The 21st to discuss a busy week in Washington, including his questions about the January 6 siege on the US Capitol.
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Author Interview: Fear Fighter Luvvie Ajayi Jones
The 21st spoke with author and Illinoisian Luvvie Ajayi Jones, on her new book: Professional Troublemaker: The Fear-Fighter Manual about how fear holds us back, and how we can overcome it.
COVID-19 Cases Post Vaccine
President Joe Biden says the U.S. expects to take delivery of enough coronavirus vaccine for all adults by the end of May. Despite the stepped-up pace of vaccine production, the work of inoculating Americans could extend well into the summer. We looked into vaccine distribution here in Illinois.
Dolphin Sounds in the Mississippi River in Illinois
Carp are considered an invasive species in Illinois because they compete with native species and can destroy habitats. Scientists are working to keep these carp out of the Great Lakes. To tell us more about the new acoustic deterrent system, The 21st was joined by a USGS Scientist and the lead of the Bioacoustics team with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
The Rise of Anti-Asian Violence
Since the start of the pandemic, attacks against Asian Americans have been on the rise nationally and here in Illinois. The 21st spoke with a researcher and an anti-hate training coordinator about these hateful incidents.