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Callie Estes is the owner of Jo Jo Jewelry. She started her business during the pandemic when she lost her job as a nanny. Her jewelry is sold in several shops in the Central Illinois community. She spoke to Community Voices about being a young entrepreneur and how she learned to promote and expand her business.

It has been one of the most troubling mysteries of the pandemic. Why do some people wind up with lingering symptoms, months after their infections, and others don't?A doctor joins us to discuss his work that might provide some answers and relief for patients.We also talk with Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike as we mark two years of the pandemic.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker outlined his budget proposal for the next fiscal year. During his speech, the governor touted an improved financial outlook. Pritzker wants to use some of the projected windfall for temporary tax relief along with additional spending on education and other areas. He also targeted Republican critics. Our panel discusses the governor's plan and reaction to it.

Alice Roate is the executive director of the Logan County Tourism Bureau. She spoke with Community Voices about the Route 66 attractions in Logan County as well as the historic locations where Abraham Lincoln once stood.

Illinois Department of Public Health Health’s Connie Austin joins moderator Molly Lamb to discuss infectious disease and animals, including recent developments with the deer population around Lake Springfield.

Illinois is considered one of the most progressive states in the nation when it comes to abortion laws. But it still requires a parent or guardian to be informed before a minor can can have the procedure. That could soon change. The issue is expected to be debated this month. And it was 150 years ago this month the Great Chicago Fire erupted in the city. But not everything was destroyed. We'll learn more about what survived, at least for a while. Those stories and more on this episode of Statewide.

There was a court ruling and more legal challenges to Illinois Democrats' effort at crafting new state legislative and congressional boundaries. Our panel discusses the latest happenings surrounding the once-a-decade redistricting process and why Republicans are likely to wind up on the short end.

#MonsterCast continues with a truly special episode. We continue our tradition of welcoming the director of our top choice of last year's #Hulu #BiteSizeHalloween horror short showcase Ryan Jennifer Jones. Ryan wrote and directed our top short #OldMaid and we're talking everything from how the idea for the short came to be, what is was like filming and, of course, we ask her about #HellHouseLLC. Enjoy this special MonsterCast interview!

Thanks to the Illinois Humanities and the Smithsonian Institution, an exhibit titled "Voices and Votes: Democracy in America" is touring through Illinois and making a stop in Jacksonville, Ill. in late 2021, and Clinton, Ill. in early 2022. Matt Meacham the Program Manager of Statewide Engagement at the Illinois Humanities spoke to Community Voices about this exhibit as well as another traveling exhibit titled "Illinois Freedom Project."

Midwest Mission is a Christian-based organization that provides humanitarian relief to organizations locally, nationally and internationally. The organization provides kits, resources and supplies to those in a crisis. Communications Manager Lisa Rigoni spoke to Community Voices about the peopled served by Midwest Mission as well as the volunteers, who help put resources together.