The news hit like an earthquake in state government this week. Michael Madigan, who was first elected Illinois House Speaker in 1983, stepped aside when
Reporting on gun violence in Chicago primarily focuses only on those killed. But shooting survivors often struggle to come to terms with what happened. In some cases, it takes years to overcome the trauma. Others never get past it. A shooting survivor shares his story.
Illinois was struggling to attract and keep teachers prior to last year. The pandemic has made things worse. We ll hear some possible solutions.
And a journalist who covered the 1970 Illinois Constitutional Convention shares his thoughts on the work done more than 50 years ago and how it has held up through the years.
That and more on this episode of Statewide.
• Dec 10, 2020
It was a foggy, rainy night December 13, 1977. The University of Evansville s men s basketball team boarded a planed, heading for an away game. But soon after takeoff, the plane crashed killing all 29 people aboard. We ll hear from those on the scene and a documentary about that tragic event.
We ll also listen to a nurse, who explains the difficulty of doing her job in a pandemic.
And Amanda Knox, who was exonerated after her wrongful conviction in a high profile murder case, talks with us about her experience and concerns about prosecutors, the court system and the media.
Those stories and more on this week s Statewide.