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217 Today: After challenging journeys, migrants in Chicago adjust to life in their new city
In today's deep dive, we’ll learn more about how newly arrived asylum seekers are adapting to life in Chicago.
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: New entertainment district opens in downtown Champaign
In today's deep dive, we’ll learn about a new entertainment district coming to downtown Champaign that will allow adults to listen to music, support local businesses, and establish a sense of community.
217 Today: Professor blends nature and music with the sounds of cicadas in Illinois
In today's deep dive, we’ll learn more about a professor who is making music with the sounds of cicadas.
217 Today: ‘Junk patents’ by big pharma lead to soaring drugs prices, FTC says
In today's deep dive, we’ll listen to a conversation with Health Reporter Elizabeth Gabriel about why it’s difficult to lower drug costs.
217 Today: ‘Can you cut?’ - Female barbers show off their skills in recent competition
In today's deep dive, we'll learn about a Midwest organization that uplifts beauty professionals who came together for a competition to highlight female barbers.
217 Today: Trees are spreading across the Great Plains. They’re actually making climate change worse
In today's deep dive, we’ll learn why trees pose a threat to grasslands and ranchers.
217 Today: Rushville’s newly restored Wurlitzer organ is ‘such a gift from the donor’
In today's deep dive, we'll learn about a world-class musician going to a small western Illinois community to debut on a newly restored Wurlitzer pipe organ that dates back nearly a century.
217 Today: Grass lawns are a landscape staple, but an environmental reckoning may change that
In today's deep dive, we’ll learn about how lawns became the default in American communities and the ongoing debate over the traditional turfgrass yard in the United States.
217 Today: Coal ash is polluting Illinois rivers. Environmentalists want the state to move faster to stop it
In today's deep dive, we'll learn that some environmentalists want the state to move faster to stop coal ash from polluting Illinois rivers.
217 Today: Scientists find success deterring invasive carp with underwater acoustics
In today's deep dive, we’ll learn how scientists have been successful in using underwater acoustic systems to deter invasive carp.