On the 21st: We got the latest on the situation at Mattoon High School, where a student opened fire yesterday, injuring another student. Plus, a Filipino food and arts festival in Chicago will showcase Filipino chefs from the Midwest. We also learned about efforts to protect endangered snakes at Shawnee National Forest and take a visit to a corn maze celebrating the Chicago Cubs.
On the 21st: We discuss the importance of public media with Jeremy Hobson, co-host of Here & Now. Plus, we revisit our conversation about endangered bumblebees, talk recent food and health news headlines, and bring you to a new physics escape room in Urbana.
On the 21st: We learned about a new report that finds the number of reported cases of human trafficking in Illinois is rising. Plus, we talked with one of the world's leading bee experts about the first bumblebee species to land on an endangered species list in the continental U.S. We also discussed kids' menus, sugary drinks, and GMO apples, and learned about a new escape room that just opened in Urbana.
On the 21st: We talked about a FDA policy for blood donations that one Illinois lawmaker says is outdated and discriminatory against gay men. Plus, is part-time work becoming the new norm? And a new study shows a grim future for some primates, including apes, monkeys and lemurs.
An email from the then-Director of the Illinois Endangered Species Board earlier this month was sudden and direct. "Funding is being eliminated" and won't be reinstated any time in the foreseeable future,” it read. The email had been sent one of her last days on the job.
