217 Today: Naturalization ceremony at Illinois State Fair celebrates immigrants
Jose Zepeda / Illinois Public Media
Friday, August 15, 2025
Today’s headlines:
- Customers in Savoy will continue to pay a one percent grocery tax next year.
- A fundraiser in Champaign next week will help support the first U.S. clinical trials for a rare form of muscular dystrophy.
- Republicans from around the state gathered for their annual rally at the Illinois State Fair yesterday.
- Illinois State Police Director Brendan Kelly is trumpeting a new law meant to improve the state’s handling of human trafficking.
In today’s deep dive, it's the second year in a row in which there was a naturalization ceremony at the Illinois State Fair. We'll talk to some of the nearly 400 new Americans.
217 Today is produced by Stephanie Orellana. Reporting today contributed by Arjun Thakkar, Stephanie Mosqueda, Ben Szalinski, Katie O’Connell, Brian Mackey and Reginald Hardwick.
