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217 Today: NIU faculty piloting AI tool
In today's deep dive, we’ll learn more about how Northern Illinois University faculty are experimenting with an Artificial Intelligence tool built to assist them with routine tasks.
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: Deer hunting ‘a cycle of life.’ But fewer people are hunting in Illinois
In today's deep dive, we'll learn more about deer hunting — and how it is not as popular as it once was.
217 Today: Peoria parents, administrators face uncertainty after end of private school scholarship program
In today's deep dive, we’ll learn more about the uncertainty parents and school administrators have faced since the Invest in Kids Act expired at the beginning of the year.
217 Today: Nadirah Shakoor talks Arrested Development, Jimmy Buffet and her musical career
Coming up, we’ll learn more about Nadirah Shakoor — a vocalist who’s worked with Arrested Development and Jimmy Buffet — ahead of her show at Krannert this week.
217 Today: Most veterinarians are women, but they still face sexism in rural areas where they’re most needed
In today's deep dive, we’ll learn more about the need for women to step into large-animal practices in rural areas despite the many challenges.
217 Today: ‘The most devoted:’ Monmouth-Roseville educator named Illinois Bilingual Teacher of Year
In today's deep dive, we’ll learn more about this year’s Bilingual Teacher of the Year.
217 Today: Music director of the Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana previews the group’s upcoming concert
In today's deep dive, we’ll listen to a conversation with the director of the Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana about their upcoming performance.
217 Today: After Illinois banned assault weapons, rural gun owners registered very few of them
In today's deep dive, we'll learn more about a new Illinois law that allowed gun owners to keep assault-style weapons if they disclosed them by January first — and take a look at the registration rates across the state.
217 Today: Illinois requires public schools to teach LGBTQ+, Asian American and pre-enslavement Black history. Are teachers ready?
In today's deep dive, we’ll learn more about how prepared Illinois teachers feel to teach students about racially inclusive history.
217 Today: One man’s re-entry charts a path for more formerly incarcerated people to buy homes
In today's deep dive, we’ll learn more about how one man's journey to homeownership is helping a local re-entry group consider how they can help other clients purchase their own homes.