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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.
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: 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.
217 Today: A Chicago woman who helps migrants fights for a chance to stay in the United States
In today's deep dive, we'll learn about a Chicago woman who was one of the first advocates to help migrants and how she is having a hard time finding a path to stay in the United States.
217 Today: Drought lingers in parts of the Midwest and Great Plains. ‘You have to have some hope’
In today's deep dive, we’ll learn how some farmers in the Midwest are adapting as they enter a third year of drought.
217 Today: New reservation in DeKalb County draws optimism and uncertainty
In today's deep dive, we’ll learn about how the recent designation of a new reservation in Illinois has drawn optimism and uncertainty in the community surrounding the new nation.
217 Today: Their first baby came with medical debt. These Illinois parents won’t have another.
In today's deep dive, we’ll learn more about how medical debt has become another cost of having children in America.