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217 Today: Tuesday January 26, 2021
In today's deep dive, some activists want to eliminate sworn officers on college campuses. But what do campus police think? We’ll hear the second in a three-part series from Illinois Newsroom’s Lee Gaines.
The 217 Today Podcast
Keep up with news in Central Illinois every weekday with 217 Today. Hear the day's headlines, along with one deeper dive, in just ten minutes. Learn about the people and places that make Central Illinois unique with 217 Today.
217 Today: Monday January 25, 2021
In today's deep dive, students at college campuses across the country have called on universities to defund and abolish their campus police departments – including at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
217 Today: Friday January 22, 2021
In today's deep dive, we’ll hear about the barriers many farmworkers face to accessing COVID-19 testing, and the implications for vaccine rollout.
217 Today: Thursday January 21, 2021
In today’s deep dive, a University of Illinois professor helped the U.S. Department of Agriculture transition from the Trump to the new Biden-Harris administration.
217 Today: Wednesday January 20, 2021
In today’s deep dive, a group of senators is pushing the incoming Biden-Harris administration to restore a program that promotes the use of biofuels.
217 Today: Tuesday January 19, 2021
In today’s deep dive, we speak with the University of Illinois student who created an app that provides digital resources to help people manage their own mental health.
217 Today: Monday January 18, 2021
In today’s deep dive, llinois is now a year into cannabis arrest expungements. Some counties have wiped away those records, while others are still working through the process.
217 Today: Friday January 15, 2021
In today's deep dive, starting today, there’s a new year-round emergency shelter for women in Champaign.
217 Today: Thursday January 14, 2021
In today’s deep dive, doctors have seen an increase in depression-like symptoms in children during the COVID-19 pandemic.
217 Today: Wednesday January 13, 2021
In today's deep dive, the COVID-19 pandemic has been challenging for school districts as they carefully balance their students’ education and safety. An elementary school nurse in Iowa reflects in an interview with Side Effects Media on the extra challenges her team has faced so far this school year.