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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.

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August 03, 2021

217 Today: Tuesday, August 3, 2021

In today's deep dive, children under 12 are not eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine yet, but they can still catch and spread the coronavirus. We get tips from a pediatrician on keeping kids safe.

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In this Aug. 5, 2020, file photo, Maryama Diaw, a contact tracer with New York City's Health + Hospitals battling the coronavirus pandemic, sets up her remote calling system at her home before reaching out to potential patients, in New York. — John Minchillo/AP (file)

August 02, 2021

217 Today: Monday, August 2, 2021

In today's deep dive, we meet several contact tracers who have been on the job talking to Illinoisans with COVID-19 for nearly a year.

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Latisha Bryant, 48, was diagnosed sickle cell anemia since she was one and a half. Over the past 20 years she's needed blood transfusions a few times a year. But finding the blood can be a challenge. — Farah Yousry/Side Effects Public Media

July 30, 2021

217 Today: Friday, July 30, 2021

In today's deep dive, we learn about the ways the blood shortage is affecting some African Americans’ need for blood transfusions.

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July 29, 2021

217 Today: Thursday, July 29, 2021

In today's deep dive, a conversation with Champaign-Urbana Public Health Administrator Julie Pryde about what the CDC’s new mask guidance means for Champaign County.

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Subway riders mask up this month in New York City. Wearing masks in all kinds of indoor settings may be the safest way to slow the spread of the delta variant, many health experts say. — Daniel Slim

July 27, 2021

217 Today: Wednesday, July 28, 2021

In today's deep dive, Tuesday marked the beginning of the House Select Committee investigation into the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Among the members on the committee is Illinois Republican Representative Adam Kinzinger, who became emotional during his opening remarks.

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One of the gas wells at the Peoples Gas Manlove Storage Field, located in rural Newcomb Township in northwest Champaign County. — Jim Meadows/Illinois Newsroom

July 27, 2021

217 Today: Tuesday, July 27, 2021

In today's deep dive, some rural residents of Champaign County had their water contaminated by a gas leak, but they could eventually be hooked up to a nearby public water system.

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July 26, 2021

217 Today: Monday, July 26, 2021

In today's deep dive, a conversation with a professor at the University of Chicago who discusses a new study about Medicaid. The study explores some of the challenges doctors face when trying to get paid for health care services.

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The cast of the Monticello Theatre Association's youth production — Photo Courtesy of the Monticello Theatre Association

July 23, 2021

217 Today: Friday, Jul 23, 2021

In today's deep dive, a conversation with one WILL’s news production interns, who spoke with some theater operators about their plans for reopening in the next couple of months.

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