217 Today: As Champaign prepares to open new homeless shelter, officials ask what else can be done
The City of Champaign Township recently bought the C-U at Home shelter at 70 E. Washington St. in downtown Champaign. The facility will become a no barrier shelter when it reopens on December 12. Emily Richie/Illinois Student Newsroom
Tuesday, December 6, 2022
Today's headlines:
- A report from the State Executive Inspector General shows a climate of hazing and sexual discrimination created a hostile work environment at the state prison in Pontiac.
- The Illinois Department of Public Health will begin offering a new HIV treatment in January.
- Come January, Nabeela Syed will be the second-youngest representative in the Illinois General Assembly.
- Newly sworn-in Champaign County Board members held their organizational meeting last night --- with the smallest Republican minority since Democrats gained majority status in 2000.
In today's deep dive, we’ll learn about a new shelter for people dealing with homelessness in Champaign-Urbana.
217 Today is produced by Sydney Wood. Reporting today contributed by Charlie Schlenker, Mawa Iqbal, Emily Hays, Jim Meadows and Sydney Wood.