After the deadly elementary school shooting in Texas, a fifth grade teacher in Illinois said a student asked her "Would that happen here?”
“You are in a building of adults who will do whatever it takes to keep you safe,” she told them. We talk with teacher Rebecca Gamboa about the discussion in the aftermath of the tragedy.
That story and more on this episode of Statewide.
This week:
* Linda Lutton visits with the man behind a pirate radio station in Chicago.
* WNIJ's Peter Medlin reports on a rural community college trying to break the stigma of addiction.
* Jane Carlson reports on a non-profit trying to end the problem of period poverty.
* Maureen McKinney speaks with Rep. Barbara Hernandez, who suffered a stroke this spring, about her recovery.