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Recently, the Illinois High School Association announced spring sports will be able to resume play in the coming weeks in regions that are in “Phase 4” of the state's reopening guidelines. However, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the decision to resume high school sports is not without risks.
To speak more about the power of poetry and African-American history, The 21st spoke to the Pulitzer Prize winning poet-in-residence at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
The 21st spoke to a public health director, pharmacist and advocate for senior citizens about some of the challenges that the community has faced when it comes to even getting an appointment for the COVID-19 vaccine.
Since mid-December, more than 981,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses have gone into arms across Illinois. So far, less than 2% of the state’s population has been fully vaccinated. The 21st spoke with the Illinois Department of Public Health Director about the rollout past, present and future.
In this web exclusive, the Roger Ebert Fellows, Casey Daly, Grace Johnson, and Scarlett O'hara talk with adviser and film critic Michael Phillips about some films that they were drawn to throughout 2020 and what they are looking forward to in 2021.
