NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS

Lisa Scacco and Mary McDermott traveled to Springfield on a recent Sunday for their COVID-19 vaccinations. — Mary Hansen / NPR Illinois

COVID Vaccine Availability Brings Chicago-Area Residents To State Fairgrounds Site

At the Orr Building at the corner of the Illinois State Fairgrounds, Lisa Scacco — sporting an “I got my COVID-19 vaccine” sticker — spends the observation period after her first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.

State Week: Chicago Police Shooting Spurs More Calls For Reform

Statewide: The Looming Housing Crisis; FOID Card Delays

Sangamon County Switches Mobile Clinic To Pfizer Vaccine As Johnson & Johnson Temporarily Paused

Despite shelving around 2,300 doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday, the Sangamon County Department of Public Health won’t have trouble supplying planned vaccination clinics in the coming weeks, according to department director Gail O’Neill.

Can Cops Say That? Police In Trouble Over Divisive Social Media Posts

COVID-19 vaccination site at the Illinois State Fairgrounds — Hannah Meisel / NPR Illinois

Updated: COVID Vaccine Information For Sangamon County

Community Voices - Weekdays at Noon, Saturdays at 5 pm

UIS.edu

CV - Dr. Ty Dooley | A Teachable Moment: Public Spaces Are Not Public

Orignially aired April 8, 2021. Dr. Ty Dooley is an Associate Professor of Public Administration at the University of Illinois Springfield. Dr. Dooley's research areas include: social justice, critical race, social equity, and community development. In February, an unfortunate incident caused Dr. Dooley to write a blog post called A Teachable Moment: Public Spaces Are Not Public . In this blog, Dr. Dooley addresses social order, teachable moments, and "white spaces." He talks about the blog and more with Community Voices' Bea Bonner.

Compass for Kids

CV - Molly Berendt | Compass for Kids

CV - Dean Cantu & Melissa Hostetter | TEDxUofISpringfield

Social Action - Thanks for Sharing!

COVID-19 Updates For Springfield And Central Illinois

Illinois House Republicans Claim Initiatives Are Being Unfairly Stalled By Democrats

Proposed Legislation Would Legalize Supervised Injection Facilities To Combat Drug Overdoses

Closing Arguments In Derek Chauvin Trial Set To Begin Monday

By Dustin Jones • 20 minutes ago

Monday marks the beginning of the end in regards to the trial of former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin, who is accused of killing George Floyd last year by kneeling on his neck for more than 9 minutes. The defense and prosecution have each rested their cases and both sides are set to deliver their closing arguments Monday.

More Than Half Of U.S. Adults Have Gotten At Least One COVID-19 Vaccine Dose

By Matthew S. Schwartz • 1 hour ago

After a year of grim milestones, Sunday marked a hopeful statistic in America's fight against the coronavirus. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than half of all American adults have now gotten at least one vaccine dose.

Consumer Safety Agency Warns People With Children To Stop Using The Peloton Tread+

By Eric McDaniel • 3 hours ago

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a warning for owners of the popular Peloton Tread+ exercise machine after "multiple incidents of small children and a pet being injured beneath the machines."

Weekend Shootings In Texas And Wisconsin Add To Tally Of U.S. Gun Deaths

By Eric McDaniel • 5 hours ago

Three people were killed in a shooting in the Great Hills neighborhood of Austin on Sunday, police said.

Austin police said that while the suspect remains at large, the shooting appears to be a "domestic situation" and poses no risk to the general public. However, the police did urge residents to shelter in place.

Interim Austin Police Chief Joe Chacon told reporters the three victims were two women and a man.

Writer Gets LinkedIn To Make Room For Parents Trying To Re-Enter Workforce

By editor • 6 hours ago

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST:

And finally today, poetry. In honor of National Poetry Month, April, we've been asking you to submit your original poems on Twitter or TikTok. And joining us to talk about some of your submissions now is poet Samuel Getachew. He served as the 2019 Oakland Youth Poet Laureate, and he was a finalist for the 2020 National Youth Poet Laureate, and he is with us now. Welcome. Thank you for joining us.