217 Today: Amid deportation fears, hundreds of patients skip appointments at one Chicago health clinic
Grace Shin, staff pharmacist at CommunityHealth in Chicago, prepares diabetes medication for patients on Feb. 4, 2025. The free health center saw a drop in patients picking up their prescriptions after Republican President Donald Trump came back into office. Manuel Martinez / WBEZ
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Today's headlines:
- A program that helps Black students transition to the University of Illinois has been put on hold.
- Many schools will have e-learning days, early dismissals, or closings today because of today's wintry weather.
- The Democratic Party of Champaign County is taking applications as the current County Treasurer plans to retire at the end of the month.
- Oil refiners and fuel importers are required by federal law to blend a certain volume of biofuels, like ethanol, or buy credits from companies that do their own blending.
In today's deep dive, we'll learn that hundreds of immigrants have skipped appointments and left prescriptions at the pharmacy since Republican President Donald Trump returned to office.
217 Today is produced by Stephanie Mosqueda. Reporting today contributed by Stephanie Orellana, Reginald Hardwick, Arjun Thakkar, Rachel Cramer and Kristen Schorsch.