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ICYMI... Many people who are transgender and Christian have to live with conflicts between their identity and their faith. We talked about how people in the community and some Illinois churches are navigating those currents.
Many people who are trans and also Christian have to live with conflicts between their identity and their faith.
Monday at 11am: reparations remain a contentious political issue. But Evanston, in the Chicago suburbs, has had a reparations program in place for a few years now. We'll learn what people there think of it, hear about other cities seeking to learn from Evanston's example, and talk about what keeps reparations from gaining greater traction nationwide.
"We have a quarter million lights hung across our grounds... We have a tropical atrium which is 80 degrees no matter the weather outside" - Ryan Wille of Quad City Botanical Center talking about "A Holiday Spectacular."
Learn more about this display and holiday displays in Springfield and Champaign here: https://bit.ly/3Tjbxg6
"It was the lowest total since 2014," says Daily Herald Sr. Writer Russell Lissau about the June 2022 primary and why future Illinois primaries are unlikely to be in June again.
Will the 2024 Illinois State Primary be in March or June? Plus, former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy says he'll leave Congress in a few weeks.
From union organizing at Rivian to the University of Illinois winding down its COVID-19 Shield test, we caught up with the headlines from Ryan Denham at WGLT and Emily Hays of Illinois Public Media.
Our weekly state roundup includes a drive to unionize electric vehicle workers at Rivian and a new rural education advisory council.
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Friday at 11am: it’s Friday, and we’ll have our weekly news roundups, including the United Auto Workers taking aim at the Rivian plant in Bloomington-Normal, our weekly look at politics and government, and a preview of holiday events across Illinois.
Today we revisited our conversation with author Nancy Horan and her historic novel that includes a Springfield attorney named Abraham Lincoln.
A new historical novel called “The House of Lincoln” sheds some light on that. It explores 70 years of history – from the years before the Civil War into the early 20th century – through the eyes of a woman named Ana, whose family comes to Springfield at a young age from Portugal to escape p...
"Israelis understand we are fighting against Hamas, not against the Palestinian people. We mourn the loss of life."
- Stav Ashur, Israeli attending grad school in Champaign-Urbana
Two Israelis who are Champaign-Urbana residents talk about two months of war in the Middle East.
"In Champaign, I haven't necessarily felt a high level of concern in the sense of danger like you might feel in some of the bigger cities. But I also haven't felt a high level of support," says Dua Aldasouqi,
Champaign resident and Palestinian activist
A Champaign resident and activist for the rights of Palestinians talks about two months of war in the Middle East.
Wednesday at 11am: many of us have been horrified by scenes out of Israel and Gaza in the past two months. But for people who are Israeli or Palestinian, the conflict can be deeply personal. Tomorrow: perspectives on how war in the Middle East is reverberating back here in Illinois.
"I think having trans people and cisgender people both talking about how trans people do belong in Christian spaces... is hopeful." - Harrison Price
Many people who are trans and also Christian have to live with conflicts between their identity and their faith.
Tuesday at 11am: many people who are trans and also Christian have to live with conflicts between their identity and their faith. We'll talk about how people in the community and some Illinois churches are navigating those currents.
On Sugar and Booze, says the Los Angeles Times, Gasteyer “puts her considerable vocal chops to work here to marvelous effect in this ebullient big-band jazz effort.”
- Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
Former Saturday Night Live cast member Ana Gasteyer performs at the Krannert Center for Performing Arts this week.
"There is no solution until the Palestinians are able to govern themselves." - Ambassador Ian Kelly
Former ambassador and State Department official Ian Kelly talks about the latest in the Israel-Palestinian and Ukraine-Russia conflicts.
Big plans for the former Pillsbury plant in Springfield. How can other Illinois communities redevelop?
Learn what Rust Belt communities in Illinois are doing to revitalize their economies.
Can you feel the shaking? Are you concerned about 'the big one' in the Midwest?
At least three earthquakes have taken place in Illinois in the past two months.
Happening now: Carbondale Lights Fantastic Parade is getting underway. Listen to our segment from Saturday if you're not in southern Illinois tonight.
We're talking about holiday traditions in Bloomington-Normal, Carbondale, and Peoria.
With the lowest number of prisoners in decades, is it time to close a prison?
What happens now that a lawsuit aimed at improving mental healthcare at Illinois prisons was recently dismissed?
ICYMI... Author and film critic Matt Singer looks at Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel's unique role in Hollywood history in his new book.
The late film critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert created a television show that made them household names, and made their “two thumbs up” a coveted endorsement. Author and film critic Matt Singer looks at their unique role in Hollywood history in his new book, “Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & ...
Monday at 11am: we'll talk through the latest developments in Israel and Gaza as well as Ukraine and how the American government is responding to both of those conflicts. Our guest will be former ambassador and State Department official Ian Kelly, now ambassador in residence at Northwestern University.
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On Friday, most of the Illinois delegation voted to Rep. George Santos (R-NY) from Congress. However, Republicans Mike Bost and Mary Miller vote no. Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-IL) voted present.
In this week's politics roundup: Illinois candidates start filing to run in 2024 and fireworks fly over ethics in the nation's capitol.
The holiday season is here. Carbondale turns out the city lights for the Carbondale Lights Fantastic Parade tomorrow (Saturday) night.
The month-long East Peoria Festival of Lights celebration is underway. And colorful festivities are lighting up Miller Park Zoo
in Bloomington-Normal.
We're talking about holiday traditions in Bloomington-Normal, Carbondale, and Peoria.
"Very helpless feeling, pure terror." - Rev. Wheeler Parker of Summit, Illinois describing when he last saw his cousin Emmett Till alive before his kidnapping and murder. White supremacists killed 14-year-old Till for flirting with a white woman in Mississippi back in 1955.
Our Friday Reporter Roundtable focused on The Quad Cities and the Metro East, including layoffs at US Steel’s Granite City Works.
Friday at 11am: our weekly news roundups — we'll talk about layoffs expected at US Steel's Granite City Works, Illinois election candidates filing their petitions to run in next year’s primaries, and holiday events happening across the state.
We'll talk with journalists from WVIK, Quad Cities NPR and St. Louis Public Radio. And holiday festival organizers from Miller Park Zoo, Carbondale Lights Fantastic Parade and East Peoria Festival of Lights.
Chuck Klosterman is known as one of the best chroniclers of Generation X and has been writing about culture and politics for decades. We revisited our conversation with him.
Today's whole show was devoted to a group that's used to not getting much attention: Generation X. We started with a conversation with an author who examined American culture and how it all shifted and fractured over the course of a decade.
Today at 11am: Members of Generation X were born from 1965 to 1980. It’s the smallest of America’s postwar generations and the subject of an exhibit at the Illinois State Museum — now open at its Lockport location. Today, we revisited our tour from when the exhibit was in Springfield.
To continue our conversation about Generation X and the culture they grew up with, host Brian Mackey took a trip to the Illinois State Museum in Springfield to visit its exhibit "Growing Up X."
Our guests talked about how community colleges are playing a key role in taking people who don't have key high-tech skills to provide workers to attract the next generation of manufacturing to Illinois.
Learn what Rust Belt communities in Illinois are doing to revitalize their economies.
According to the Illinois State Geological Survey, Illinois averages about five earthquakes a year, mainly in southern Illinois. Many of those on record in the state have small magnitudes of 2 to 4, which do not cause damage but are felt over large areas. No earthquakes have been larger than a magnitude (amount of energy released) of 5.5.
At least three earthquakes have taken place in Illinois in the past two months.
On Monday, we discussed the current state of Illinois prisons. With the lowest numbers of incarcerated people in decades, is it time to close some facilities?
What happens now that a lawsuit aimed at improving mental healthcare at Illinois prisons was recently dismissed?
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Tuesday at 11am: Have you noticed that other drivers seem a little more reckless? Cars without license plates? Angry drivers? We’ll talk about the rise in bad behavior on the roads with Vox transportation writer Marin Cogan.
Marin Cogan, a senior correspondent at Vox, joins the show to share the harmful effects of the U.S. automotive industry, from the flaws with traffic enforcement to how SUVS can be more dangerous on the road. We discuss all of these topics and more in today’s episode of the 21st, with your host, Br...
"The sticker tag can be activated in minutes," says Cassaundra Rouse, Executive Director of the Illinois Tollway about the new system which allows multiple sticker tags and doesn't require a balance to be maintained. The tag will be good for Illinois and 12 other states in 2024.
Starting next year, you won’t be able to buy new transponders for the I-Pass. Instead, tollgates will rely on scanning a sticker.
ICYMI... Former Illinois Senate President James “Pate” Philip died last week. The former Marine was known for speaking without regard for political correctness and led the Illinois Senate during the years when Republicans dominated state government.
Former Illinois Senate Presdient James “Pate” Philip died Tuesday at his home in Wood Dale. The former Marine known for speaking without regard for political correctness, and led the Illinois Senate during the years when Republicans dominated state government. He was 93.
ICYMI... We listened back to some of our favorite Illinois musicians we've talked to in the past few months. We'll hear the indie pop sounds of emily the band, rapper Zuh-Cari the Artist, and the darker folk music of the band Hollow Down.
it's a post-Thanksgiving musical feast as we listen back to some of our favorite Illinois musicians we've talked to in the past few months. We'll hear the indie pop sounds of emily the band, rapper Zuh-Cari the Artist, and the darker folk music of the band Hollow Down.
Monday at 11am: we check in on conditions in Illinois prisons. A longstanding lawsuit aimed at improving mental healthcare was recently dismissed and healthcare in general is still said to be substandard. Plus, we’ll talk about changes coming to the iPass system on the Illinois Tollway.
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We're revisiting music segments from this year, including this Peoria-based band.
This week’s artist spotlight is Hollow Down, a band based out of Peoria that specializes in darker-sounding folk music. We learn about the band’s origins and the creative process of creating their sound.
As we revisit music segments from earlier this year... we talk with Zuh-Cari from Decatur.
On our second artist spotlight of the week, Zacari Moore from Springfield shares a song behind her album, “Do Not Disturb,” and we ask Moore about her musical journey and listen to her poetry.
Today... we're revisiting some of our favorite music segments from the past year.
As part of Friday shows, we’re featuring an Illinois artist for our Arts and Culture Spotlight, today we hear from Emily the Band in Peoria.
ICYMI... As we get ready for Thanksgiving dinner, revisit our discussion about what Midwest meals stand out.
A new book discusses how Midwestern food fits into the bigger picture of American culture.
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Here's a preview of what we're working on for tomorrow. Listen at 11am to WCBU, Peoria Public Radio WGLT WNIJ WSIU Public Radio WVIK, Quad Cities NPR Illinois Public Media NPR Illinois 91.9 UIS
Brian Mackey, host of The 21st, talking with freshman Rep. Eric Sorensen (D-IL) in Moline, IL. He’ll be our first guest on a special Quad Cities focused show on Monday at 11am.
Host Brian Mackey is in the Figge Museum in Davenport, IA, learning about a part of the Dia De Los Muertos exhibit. Learn more Monday at 11am when The 21st goes on the road to The Quad Cities.
Here's what we're working on for Friday at 11 am. Listen to WCBU, Peoria Public Radio WGLT WNIJ WSIU Public Radio WVIK, Quad Cities NPR NPR Illinois 91.9 UIS Illinois Public Media or 21stShow.org.
