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ComEd bribery trial defendant takes the stand in her own defense
In today's deep dive, we'll hear from Mary Dixon and Dave McKinney, who break down the latest in the ComEd bribery trial.
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: Representative Nikki Budzinski completes first 100 days in office
In today's deep dive, we’ll learn more about Illinois Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski’s first 100 days in office representing the 13th congressional district.
217 Today: NPR’s student podcast challenge is looking for entries from middle and high school students
In today's deep dive, we’ll learn more about how students can submit their own podcast to NPR for an annual competition.
Music director of Broadway’s ‘Six’ reflects on mental health journey
In today's deep dive, we'll learn about the mental health journey of a Rockford native who’s now the music director of an award-winning Broadway show.
217 Today: Rockford school district changes code of conduct to reduce expulsion rates
In today's deep dive, we'll hear how a public school system with one of the highest expulsion and suspension rates changed its code to try to keep more students in class.
217 Today: Indiana may mandate devices in schools to prevent cardiac arrests among students
In today's deep dive, we'll learn how some states may mandate how schools respond to cardiac arrest and why that decision is more complicated than it seems.
217 Today: Illinois officials obtained do-not-resuscitate orders from prisoners who were not of sound mind
In today's deep dive, we’ll learn more about how Illinois prisoners signed “do not resuscitate” orders when they weren’t “of sound mind.”
217 Today: Missouri GOP wants to limit gender-affirming care, but what is it?
In today's deep dive, we’ll learn more about how transgender patients, their families and doctors say many people are getting the wrong idea about gender-affirming care.
217 Today: Local Guatemala collective aims to make language more accessible via instructional workshops
In today's deep dive, we'll hear about a Champaign-Urbana organization trying to make things more accessible for speakers of an indigenous Central American language.
217 Today: Illinois schools implement high-impact tutoring to combat pandemic learning loss
In today's deep dive, we’ll hear about how some have made tutoring a priority in academic recovery because of the pandemic.