News Around Illinois - January 10, 2020
McClain wont talk; U of I Police Chief is moving; Governor wants cash bail to end; Coyotes have Chicago on alert.
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What Illinois Can Learn From The Wildfires In Australia And How You Can Help
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.
Methodist Church Split On LGBTQ Inclusion
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.
Gambling Expansion Across Illinois
We’re a couple of weeks into 2020, which means we’re in the middle of a massive gambling expansion across Illinois.
The 21st—Thursday, January 9, 2020
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.
