The 21st was joined by travel writer Erica Zazo to hear more about the best places in Illinois to explore and how to book your first outdoor travel excursion. 

There's a new state snake, state rock, and new name for an invasive fish in Illinois rivers.

US Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) speaks about the Highland Park deadly mass shooting and the Supreme Court's reversal of Roe V. Wade. 

On July 7, 2022, Lisa Holder White was sworn in as the first Black woman justice to serve on the Illinois Supreme Court.

How will the US Supreme Court's ruling limiting the power of the Environmental Protection Agency affect Illinois?

 

A married, Millennial, Muslim American couple traveled the length of Route 66 for a limited series on PBS.

Today, we learned why this allergy season is having a larger effect on people. 

Illinois is the latest state to pass the “Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair” Act — the CROWN Act.

The 21st discussed the intersection of business and politics with a political columnist at Crain’s Chicago Business. 

 

Back in February, we talked about an overlooked aspect of the American presidency — the way the institution affected photography, and how America itself was influenced by the way presidents have been photographed. We were joined by a historian of photography and author of Photographic Presidents: Making History from Daguerreotype to Digital.