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About 32,000 square miles have burned in Australia since the unprecedented bushfires began in October. If those fires occurred in Illinois, that would cover an area stretching from Rockford, to the Chicago Suburbs and down to Springfield -- an area about the size of our neighboring state Indiana.
For more than a decade, the debate over whether or not to include LGBT clergy and same sex marriage has divided the United Methodist Church.
We’re a couple of weeks into 2020, which means we’re in the middle of a massive gambling expansion across Illinois.
On Today's 21st: It’s 2020, which, in addition to legal cannabis, also means we’re in the midst of a massive gambling expansion in Illinois. We spoke with psychiatric professionals about how to spot problem behavior, whether at a stadium or a corner store. Plus, the debate over same-sex marriage and whether to include LGBT clergy has been dividing the United Methodist Church for years. Now a proposal from church leadership could formally split the church over the issue. And, the wildfires in Australia are so vast, they’d cover about a third of Illinois. What can we learn from their experience, and how you can help.
The Fighting Illini men's basketball team beat Wisconsin 71-70 Wednesday night in Madison. Ayo Dosunmu scored 18 points and dished a game-high 6 assists — more than the entire Badger team combined — leading the Illini to its first win at the Kohl Center since 2010.
