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Statewide: Rebranding Asian Carp; Businesses Struggle To Attract Workers

By Sean Crawford
Published June 18, 2021 at 8:11 AM CDT
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On this episode, the state wants more people to eat Asian Carp. But so far, it has failed to catch on with consumers. Will a name change help?

Also, it's not just bars and restaurants having difficulty finding employees.

Those stories and more on Statewide.

* Paris Schutz with Chicago Tonight reports on the effort to re-name Asian Carp.

* Harvest Public Media's Jonathon Ahl tells us about a video game helping people identify with the agriculture lifestyle.

* Eric Stock with WGLT finds out many businesses are struggling to find workers as the economy reopens.

* We visit with some residents of a Chicago senior living community to learn what life has been like during COVID-19.

* Michelle O'Neill of WVIK talks with a county health department director about the current state of the pandemic.

* Christine Hatfield reports Illinois is poised to become the second state to allow marriage certificate name changes - an effort by the trans community.

* WCBU's Tim Shelley talks with authors of a new book on the punk rock scene of the 80s and 90s in Peoria.

* Sean Crawford discusses Lincoln's foreign policy with an author who examines how the world viewed the 16th president.

* WNIJ's Peter Medlin reports on a how man's best friend can help schools looking to expand mental health services.

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