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COVID-19 Survival Guide
It’s been one year since the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in the U.S. The 21st spoke with the author of “The COVID-19 Survival Guide" about what you should think about if you are diagnosed with this virus.
Interview: Dan McConchie, (R) Illinois Senate Minority Leader
The Senate Republican Caucus has a new leader — State Sen. Dan McConchie, from Hawthorn Woods in the northwest suburbs of Chicago. We talked with him about the pandemic, vaccine prioritization and the presidential election.
Fighting for Civil Rights: Then and Now
On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2021... we held a multigenerational conversation with Illinoisians active in the Civil Rights Movement. They reflected on that legacy and the fight for racial justice today.
Faith And Black Power In Cairo, Illinois
The 21st explored the struggle for civil rights and against white terrorism in the southern Illinois city of Cairo.