Illinois Public Media News

When we think of virtual reality, we often think of putting on a headset and immersing ourselves in the technology for the purposes of entertainment.

Illinois has been facing a teaching shortage of roughly 1800 educators throughout the state, a number only projected to grow in the coming years.

Illinois proposed two bills taxing plastic bag use throughout the state. 

On Today's 21st: Many disposable plastic products can take hundreds of years to decompose, filling up lakes and landfills in Illinois. We talked about proposed state bills that limit plastic waste.

Headlines from around the 21st state from the Illinois Newsroom.