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It’s been decades since conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly helped defeat the Equal Rights Amendment in Illinois. Now she’s the subject of a new TV series from FX. We explore what’s fact and fiction with two Illinois reporters.
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.
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.
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.
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.
