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On this encore edition of The 21st: We spoke with the father of Gabby Galbo, who died of sepsis at age 5, and learned how a new law aims to prevent needless death. We also talked about why you should start making plans now for next year's total eclipse.
To get a glimpse of where Medicaid may be headed after Donald Trump moves into the White House, it may be wise to look to Indiana.
That's where Seema Verma, Trump's pick to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, comes from. And that's where she put her stamp on the state's health care program for the poor.
Marc Nelson's goal is to teach his students at Central Junior High School in Kewanee that there is more to art than paintings hanging from a gallery wall. The students are learning that lesson by creating images of the civil war and humanitarian crisis in Syria -- artwork that is shared on Twitter via the hashtag #StandWithAleppo.
Feng Sheng Hu, the news dean of the University of Illinois' liberal arts college, says the future of federal funding for research into climate change is uncertain under the new Trump administration.
Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner sent two clear signals when he dumped $50 million into his campaign fund: The 2018 race for Illinois governor will be a rough one, and the contest starts now. What's still unknown is which Democrats will try to unseat the multimillionaire former businessman.
