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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.

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November 18, 2021

217 Today: Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021

In today's deep dive, we’ll learn about the impact of climate change in the state of Illinois in a TV special that premieres tonight on WILL-TV.

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Charles Hurburgh, an agricultural engineering professor at Iowa State University, stands at the site of the Kent Corporation Feed Mill and Grain Science Complex. He points to the feed mill tower, which is more than 100 feet tall. The complex is expected to be completed in fall 2022. It will make feed for livestock and train students who want to work in the feed and grain industry. — Katie Peikes/Harvest Public Media

November 17, 2021

217 Today: Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021

In today's deep dive, we'll hear the third and final story in our Big Ag U series from Harvest Public Media and Investigate Midwest.

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Planting in southern Champaign County, Illinois on Friday, May 6, 2016. — Investigate Midwest

November 16, 2021

217 Today: Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021

In today's deep dive, we'll hear the second part of Big Ag U, an investigative series by Harvest Public Media and Investigate Midwest on corporate influence at public universities across the Midwest.

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November 15, 2021

217 Today: Monday, Nov. 15, 2021

In today's deep dive, we'll hear the first part of Big Ag U, a series from Harvest Public Media and Investigate Midwest, that looks at the influence of corporate money on state universties.

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