217 Today: Palestinian NIU graduate student adds voice to call for ceasefire in war in Gaza
Northern Illiniois Unviersity MLK Commons, May 2024. Maria Gardner Lara
Monday, May 6, 2024
Today's headlines:
- A coalition of organizations is suing the City of Chicago for denying a permit to march downtown during this summer’s Democratic National Convention.
- The Illinois Department of Human Services is proposing a 14 billion dollar budget for this upcoming fiscal year.
- Researchers at the University of Illinois are exploring a new device they say could be like a “fit bit” for alcohol.
- Fighting Illini men's golfer Jackson Buchanan won the Big Ten Conference Golfer of the Year award.
In today's deep dive, we’ll hear from a Northern Illinois University graduate student from Palestine who's lending his voice to the students' demand for a ceasefire in Gaza.
Reporting today contributed by Michael Puente, Mawa Iqbal, John Shay, Colin Hislope and Maria Gardner Lara.