Let’s Get This Bread: Exploring Baking And Other Hobbies During The Stay-At-Home Order
While non-essential businesses remain closed statewide, many people are looking for new hobbies and creative outlets to explore, including baking.
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Therapy Thursdays: Advice for Homeschooling & Maintaining Mental Health
In the last month, parents across the state have unexpectedly become teachers to their children because of school closures due to COVID-19. The 21st talked with a counselor and an experienced home school teacher to give advice to other parents who are now in the positon of teaching children at home.
How Prisons Are Handling The Spread Of COVID-19
The Illinois National Guard is now moving into Stateville Correctional Center, near Joliet, where an inmate died and dozens more inmates and state employees have tested positive for COVID-19.
The 21st—Thursday, April 2, 2020
On Today's 21st: Advocates have been warning about the risks of Coronavirus disease spreading in state prisons, now dozens of inmates and staff are sick at Stateville Correctional Center near Joliet. We heard from two men inside.
How A Central Illinois Honky Tonk Goes Virtual
The Rose Bowl Tavern in Urbana has been a local spot for live music since the 1940s, where one could hear everything from a Brazilian music to indie acts. During the COVID-19 pandemic, patrons can’t come out for live music — so the Rose Bowl is going to them.
