Senator Dave Koehler and John Ackerman, Clerk of Tazewell County, join the Sound of the State to discuss efforts to highlight the role of the Underground Railroad in Illinois through a proposed task force which would be established by the senator's SB1623.

Senators Cristina Pacione-Zayas and Ram Villivalam and Mindy Parks, a Sangamon County childcare provider, discuss challenges facing childcare providers and employees, and what the General Assembly is doing to provide relief.