Illinois Public Media News

We're taking a look back at the news of 2023 with the big political/government stories from Illinois and Washington, DC.

instead of our usual reporter roundtable, we take a sonic journey through the biggest stories of 2023, as covered by The 21st Show.

 “The Bear” has catapulted the Italian beef sandwich — and also Chicago’s dining scene — into the national conversation.

Author Luis Alberto Urrea’s latest novel was inspired by his mother’s experiences in World War II. She operated a Red Cross Clubmobile.

The author of Growing up in Public: Coming of Age in a Digital World shares how to manage a generation that operates online all the time.