Pete Buttigieg discusses highways, railroads, and climate change during Illinois visit
US Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg visited Illinois recently and talked with The 21st Show about the importance of investing in the future.
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Champaign Clippers is a throwback to vintage baseball
The Champaign Clippers in Illinois, a club founded a year ago keeps the mid-19th century iteration of baseball, known as 'base ball' alive and well.
Student loan payments resume this fall
In October 2023, student loan payments will resume after being paused for nearly 3.5 years. We discussed the complexities of student loan payments.
Best of: Chicago Heat Wave Author Sees Parallels To COVID-19 Response
In 1995, Illinois and the Midwest were in the stifling grip of a heatwave that killed hundreds. The 21st speaks to an NYU sociologist about the government's response and the potential parallels between the heatwave of 1995 and COVID-19 pandemic 25 years later.
Illinois State Museum returns stolen items to Kenya
We discussed Illinois State Museum's decision to return sacred cultural items to Kenya, and repatriations by many museums.