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A Cook County Circuit judge has ordered Illinois Public Health Director Dr. Nirav Shah to reconsider his decision not to include migraine headaches on a list of conditions that qualify for medical marijuana treatment. The judge said Shah cannot use evidence conducted outside the administrative hearing process.
Police in Munich, Germany, say 10 people were killed, including the likely attacker, in Friday morning's shooting rampage in the Bavarian capital. They say the deceased suspect is an 18-year-old German-Iranian from Munich. The gunman opened fire in a crowded shopping mall and at a nearby McDonalds. Investigators say the shooter killed himself, and acted alone.
Today on the 21st: We turn to doctors to help when we're sick, but who do doctors themselves turn to when facing stress and overwork? The tragedy is that suicide among physicians is more common than most people think - we discussed some of the factors leading to this. Plus, we talked about recipes to make in the heat with two Champaign chefs. Also, we talked with a group in Chillicothe who is attempting to set a world record - making the longest line of pencils in the world.
Illinois delegates to this year's Republican National Convention in Cleveland provided an opportunity for a GOP diversity check, and whether the party has made progress in the minority outreach that many members have long called for.
As temperatures are expected to climb this week across the country, we talked about renewable energy, green jobs and how people can take care of elderly neighbors with limited mobility in their communities.
