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Illinois has announced an overhaul of its juvenile justice system. It’s the latest incarnation of a reform effort that dates back more than 100 years. The 21st was joined by a reporter from ProPublica and a Program Director for the Illinois Justice Project to learn more about the efforts to make changes to the system.
The 21st takes a look at the science behind the mass testing program at the University of Illinois, which is gaining national attention. The show was joined by a health reporter, director of Clinical Microbiology Laboratory at the University of Southern California, a University of Illinois professor who helped lead the program and a University of Illinois professor and epidemiologist. Listen here.
Students are back on many college campuses across Illinois. Coming with them are outbreaks of COVID-19. We’ll talk with reporters who cover different parts of the state about how universities are handling the pandemic and what they’re seeing in their communities.
Republican Jim Edgar served as the Illinois Governor from 1991 to 1999 — he announced earlier this week that he would be voting for Joe Biden, the Democratic candidate for president, this election cycle. The 21st was joined with him to talk about that decision and what the Republican Party was like during his time in politics.
Congressman Adam Kinzinger, who represents Illinois’ 16th district which covers parts of DeKalb, Ford, Stark, Will, and Winnebago counties to talk about Russia, QAnon and voting "no" on legislation to provide extra money for the U.S. Postal Service.
