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With our schedules upended and the stress of the pandemic, sleep has become more illusive for many of us. We spoke with sleep specialist and Rush Medical College professor James Wyatt about changes to sleep schedules, more vivid pandemic dreams and how to get a better night's rest.
Illinois U.S. Senator Dick Durbin joins The 21st from Washington to talk about the fight over when and where to reopen businesses in Illinois, the state budget, and assault allegations against presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.
Today on The 21st, a conversation with Illinois U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, how to get healthy sleep during a pandemic, and how Illinois booksellers are adapting to the crisis — plus recommendations based on what they're reading.
Illinois Newsroom is working to find answers to questions we’ve received from listeners about the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are some of those questions.
When we think of tornadoes in the U.S., images of the Southern Plains, or maybe Oklahoma as depicted in the 1996 action-thriller “Twister” come to mind. But Illinois was home to two of the worst tornadoes in U.S. history. We spoke with meteorologist Victor Gensini about predicting tornadoes, whether they're becoming more frequent in illinois, and why 'Tornado Alley' might be an unhelpful term when it comes to keeping the public safe.
