Perspectives: Is It Time to Ease COVID-19 Closures?
For two perspectives on COVID-19 and the stay-at-home orders, we speak with a struggling business owner and a county health department official.
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Perspective: Are Illinois’ Stay-at-Home Orders Constitutional?
Despite mounting legal challenges, an expert on the Illinois Constitution says Gov. J.B. Pritzker is well within his authority to issue stay-at-home orders.
Reporter Roundtable: COVID-19 in Illinois
As the weather warms and Illinois begins another week under stay-at-home orders, defiance is beginning to rise. Meanwhile, major outbreaks continue at nursing homes and large manufacturing facilities. We talk with reporters from around Illinois for the latest on COVID-19.
The 21st—Monday, May 4, 2020
Today on The 21st: an update from reporters around the state on COVID-19, legal challenges to the governor's stay-at-home orders, how a business owner is struggling while closed, and Illinois connections in the new FX show Mrs. America.
Chicago Singer-Songwriter V.V. Lightbody Finds Her Voice on Sophomore LP, ‘Make a Shrine or Burn It’
On the eve of her second solo album release, Chicago singer songwriter Vivian McConnell, otherwise known as V.V. Lightbody, joins us to talk about growing up in a musical family, the origins of “nap rock” and making a name for herself. Plus a performance, just for us.