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217 Today: Champaign County Sheriff predicts changes when cash bail ends next month
In today's deep dive, we’ll hear from Champaign County Sheriff Dustin Heuermann about his thoughts on the end of cash bail in Illinois.
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In today's deep dive, we’ll hear from Champaign County Sheriff Dustin Heuermann about his thoughts on the end of cash bail in Illinois.
In today's deep dive, we’ll learn more about landmark conservation legislation that is awaiting action in the U.S. Senate.
In today's deep dive, we’ll learn about language barriers within families in C-U’s Latinx community.
In today's deep dive, we’ll learn more about continuing problems in one area school district with providing menstrual products to students as required by law.
In today's deep dive, a closer look at Seasonal Affective Disorder, and how to combat it.
In today's deep dive, we’ll learn more about the life of State Senator Scott Bennett of Champaign, who died Friday at the age of 45.
In today's deep dive, we’ll hear from an Iranian American graduate student who’s organizing protests in Champaign-Urbana in solidarity with those in his home country.
In today's deep dive, we’ll hear from Champaign County’s new public defender, Elisabeth Pollock, who will tell us about the end of cash bail, jail capacity issues and more.
In today's deep dive, we’ll take a look at how the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision has affected abortion access in Illinois.
In today's deep dive, we’ll learn about a new shelter for people dealing with homelessness in Champaign-Urbana.