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217 Today: Mary Chapin Carpenter brings her best with latest music
In today's deep dive, we’ll hear a conversation with musician Mary Chapin Carpenter about her career and upcoming performance at Foellinger Great Hall.
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: Farm-based activities can support mental wellness. Why aren’t there more care farms in the U.S.?
In today's deep dive, we’ll learn more about the benefits of care farms and how a new national network hopes to expand them in the U.S.
217 Today: Illinois colleges are reforming developmental education
In today's deep dive, we’ll learn more about why Illinois colleges have to reform “Developmental Education.”
217 Today: Champaign Police investigate ‘agency culture’ of not following domestic violence reporting laws
In today's deep dive, we’ll learn more about the impact when police officers fail to properly respond to domestic violence calls from a joint investigation between Illinois Public Media and the Invisible Institute.
217 Today: CU Folk & Roots Festival returns with a focus on expanding the genre
In today's deep dive, we’ll hear a conversation with Scott Dosset from the C-U Folk and Roots Festival’s steering committee about what to expect from next week’s line-up.
217 Today: During building renovations, a new recording lets the Altgeld Chimes ring on
In today's deep dive, we'll learn about how the renovation project for Altgeld Hall has silenced the Altgeld Chimes for at least a couple of years. But there'll soon be another way to hear them.
217 Today: How some Chicago migrants struggling to leave shelters are getting help
In today's deep dive, we'll learn more about how a trust fund is helping landlords provide rental assistance to the influx of migrants who have been bussed to Chicago.
217 Today: The loss of Champaign-Urbana’s last gay bar leaves a gap for the queer community
In today's deep dive, we’ll learn more about what the loss of Champaign-Urbana’s last gay bar meant to the queer community.
217 Today: Champaign Urbana queer community seeks specific spaces
In today's deep dive, we’ll learn more about how some members of the LGBTQ community in Champaign-Urbana are trying to revive the community’s lost queer spaces.
217 Today: Black drivers ‘stay ready,’ navigating low-level traffic stops
In today's deep dive, we'll learn more about how often Black drivers are racially profiled during traffic stops – and what is being done to prevent this in Illinois.