Local Meteorologist To Educate Citizens And Storm Chasers
Meteorologist Andrew Pritchard says he saw his first tornado from his back door in Urbana. Since that day in 1996, Illinois has seen its fair share of twisters.
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Governor Rauner To Be Grandpa
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner is expecting a new addition to his family. He and First Lady Diana Rauner expect to become first-time grandparents in a few weeks.
Fr. James Martin On Standing With The Marginalized; Poet Daniel Borzutzky
On The 21st: Jesuit priest, best-selling author, and America Media editor-at-large Fr. James Martin joins us to talk about his book that highlights the importance of welcoming LGBT people into the Catholic Church. Plus, we revisit our conversation with Chicago poet Daniel Borzutzky.
New Theater Piece Provides A Glimpse Into The Quantum World
The interdisciplinary theater piece "Quantum Voyages" takes audience members on a journey to strange atomic landscapes. The performance debuts today as part of the 80th birthday celebration of Nobel Prize-winning physicist Anthony Leggett.
State Continues To Withhold Pay Raise Promised To State-Funded Caregivers
When the state budget went into effect last August, a provision within the law provided a 48-cent hourly wage increase to 28,000 state workers who provide in-home care to people with disabilities. But those workers still haven't seen that money yet.