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Briana Payton speaks during a news conference at Daley Plaza, where the Coalition to End Money Bond and its supporters rejected the use of pretrial electronic monitoring. — Pat Nabong / Chicago Sun-Times

September 19, 2023

217 Today: Illinois no longer has cash bail. Are courts ready?

In today's deep dive, we'll learn more about how courtrooms throughout the state operated on the first day without cash bail in Illinois.

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Downtown Gillespie, Ill., located in Macoupin County, in 2001. The top prosecutor in Macoupin County is worried about what the end of cash bail will mean for his area's burglary problem. — Charles Rex Arbogast / Associated Press

September 18, 2023

217 Today: Downstate leaders say they will need help handling the historic end to cash bail

In today's deep dive, we’ll learn more about how counties throughout Illinois are handling the start of the Pre-Trial Fairness Act.

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Drag queen Alaska placed second on RuPaul's Drag Race Season 5 and won RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 2, but she's also released albums such as — Credit from left: Magnus Hastings, Albert Sanchez, Magnus Hastings

September 15, 2023

217 Today: Drag star Alaska talks Pygmalion, drag bans

In today's deep dive, we’ll listen to a conversation with RuPaul’s Drag Race winner Alaska about her upcoming performance at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts.

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Morris Day and The Time is scheduled to perform at Krannert this weekend. — KCPA

September 14, 2023

217 Today: Morris Day prepared to mesmerize fans in his return to central Illinois

In today's deep dive, we’ll hear a conversation with Morris Day about his career, his legacy and his upcoming performance at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts.

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