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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.
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: 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.
217 Today: Friday January 29, 2021
In today’s deep dive, the Cline Center has been curating data on coups and attempted coups since 2013. Illinois Newsroom’s Brian Moline spoke with The Cline Center’s Executive Director, Scott Althaus, about why they classify the violence at the US Capitol as such.
217 Today: Thursday January 28, 2021
In today’s deep dive, Illinois’ first year of legal marijuana sales was largely successful after overcoming a few initial hurdles.
217 Today: Wednesday January 27, 2021
In today’s deep dive, student abolitionists at the University of Illinois’ campus in Urbana want campus police gone. But, campus police and university administrators say they’re a necessary part of college life.
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.
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.