![Amber Shelhorn drives students to Riverdahl Elementary in Rockford. She's normally a supervisor in the transportation department, but is driving a bus because of a driver shortage in the district.](/images/uploads/_small/AmberShelhorn.jpeg)
217 Today: Friday, Jan. 7, 2022
In today's deep dive, we’ll ride along on a Rockford school bus where they’ve been dealing with a shortage of bus drivers all year.
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In today's deep dive, we’ll ride along on a Rockford school bus where they’ve been dealing with a shortage of bus drivers all year.
In today's deep dive, we'll take a look at the political polarization throughout the state of Illinois -- which has created "two Illinoises."
In today's deep dive, we'll hear the third and final story in a series from Side Effects Public Media on how the pandemic continues to affect rural towns with meatpacking plants
In today's deep dive, we’ll hear the second story in a three-part series on COVID outbreaks at meatpacking plants.
In today's deep dive, we’ll hear the first story in a three-part series about how COVID-19 swept through the nation’s meat processing facilities.
In today's deep dive, we’ll get tips for upcoming holiday gatherings from an infectious disease specialist.
In today's deep dive, we'll hear a a conversation with one of the developers of a new curriculum that teaches Illinois middle school students about electricity.
In today's deep dive, we'll hear a conversation with the director of the Vermilion County Health Department about the county's struggles to keep up with contact tracing as cases rise over the holiday season.
In today's deep dive, we'll learn more about the latest wave of COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations that have hit Champaign County.
In today's deep dive, we'll learn more about the challenges that students faced with remote learning last year -- including that one in five Illinois students was chronically absent.