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On The 21st: The federal government could be headed for yet another shutdown over the issue of immigration. We'll speak with Senator Dick Durbin about this and other news. Plus, a new generation of evangelical Christians is hoping to move the needle on climate change action within their congregations. The University of Illinois’ women’s volleyball team is headed to the Final Four! We’ll check in on that and some of the latest pro sports news in Chicago.

It's the last scheduled week that the Senate is in session, the 2018 Farm Bill came out Monday night, and our leaders need to agree on a spending plan by Dec. 21 before the government shuts down again. Sen. Dick Durbin joined The 21st to talk about all this and more on Tuesday morning.

In recent years, hops have sprouted on farms across the U.S. There were high hopes that the hops would feed a booming craft beer market that’s now leveled out.

News Analysis — Sunday, December 9, marked the 10th anniversary of the day the FBI arrested Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich.

The long-awaited final version of the farm bill was unveiled Monday night, and it hews closer to the previous piece of massive legislation — aside from legalizing hemp on a national level.