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217 Today: Friday Feb. 12, 2021
The rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine has been challenging everywhere, and rural areas have faced some unique problems.
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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: Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021
In today's deep dive, as the COVID vaccine rollout continues, Midwesterners have a lot of questions about distribution plans and the vaccine itself. One state is getting help from a surprising place: public libraries.
217 Today: Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021
In today's deep dive, there’s a focus on the U.S. Senate as the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump is underway. Chris Mooney, a political science professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago, talks about what he calls “the most unrepresentative elected political institution.”
217 Today: Tuesday Feb. 9, 2021
In today's deep dive, we take a closer look at the science behind the COVID-19 vaccines with a pair of professors at Southern Illinois University.
217 Today: Monday, Feb. 8, 2021
In today's deeper dive, the University of Illinois has identified more than 450 COVID-19 cases linked to the Urbana campus just three weeks into the semester. Illinois Newsroom’s Christine Herman spoke with University of Illinois epidemiologist Becky Smith about the impact that’s had and what’s on the horizon.
217 Today: Friday, Feb. 5, 2021
In today's deep dive, Hongyu Wu, a U of I student from Wuhan, China shares his thoughts on living through the pandemic.
217 Today: Thursday Feb. 4, 2021
In today's deep dive, we close our four-part series about the pandemic’s impact on people with disabilities. We hear from Johnson Simon, a painter who has cerebral palsy. His passion for teaching was put on hold because of the coronavirus pandemic.
217 Today: Wednesday Feb. 3, 2021
In today's deep dive, the third story in our four-part Move to Include intitiative, exploring the impact of COVID-19 on people with disabilities.
217 Today: Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021
In today's deep dive, the second story in our four-part series on how people with disabilities are faring during the COVID-19 pandemic.
217 Today: Monday February 1, 2021
In today's deep dive, the pandemic has hammered the nation’s economy. And for people with disabilities, who often have trouble finding jobs, COVID has been devastating.