Reporter’s Roundtable: Protests Against Police Violence and ComEd Lawsuit
The 21st checks in with reporters across the state to discuss the protests against police violence in Chicago and the growing implications of the ComEd lawsuit.
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ENCORE: Illinois Prepares To Test COVID-19 Vaccine
This month, The University of Illinois Chicago began testing a vaccine for the novel coronavirus. The 21st speaks to the lead investigator on the clinical trial.
ENCORE: Accents Across Illinois And How They’re Evolving
The 21st explored the many accents of Illinois with Matt Gordon, a linguist and professor of English at the University of Missouri, who researches Midwest dialects and language change.
ENCORE: Illini Football Model of Diversity
Univ. of Illinois Football has eight Black coaches, the most of any top-level school. Today on The 21st, a sportswriter who says the diversity and inclusion on the team can be a model for the sport.
Comet NEOWISE Is Still Visible
Time is running out if you want to view the brighest comet to appear in the Northern Hemisphere in a quarter century. We received advice from Adler Planetarium on how to view the NEOWISE comet.