217 Today: Bus driver shortage leaves parents worried for upcoming school year
Rockford Public Schools canceled more than 200 bus routes during the first month of the 2021-22 school year. Peter Medlin/WNIJ
Monday, July 25, 2022
Today's headlines:
- Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker is calling on the federal government to provide more vaccines for the monkeypox virus.
- The World Health Organization — on Saturday — declared monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern.
- Congressman Rodney Davis has championed the Social Security Fairness Act since 2013. The bill has bipartisan support and would expand benefits for many Americans.
- Republican Congressman Darin LaHood says the United States needs immigration reforms to make it easier to bring more skilled laborers into the country.
In today's deep dive, we’ll learn more about uncertainty surrounding school bus routes for the upcoming school year.
217 Today is produced by Farrah Anderson. Reporting today contributed by Mawa Iqbal, Farah Yousry, Harrison Malkin, Tim Shelley and Peter Medlin.