The 217 Today Podcast

217 Today: Carol Moseley Braun reflects on her political career and upcoming election

Kimberly Schofield and Stephanie Mosqueda
 
Chicago mayoral candidate Carol Moseley Braun talks to a reporter in Chicago on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011.

Chicago mayoral candidate Carol Moseley Braun talks to a reporter in Chicago on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011. AP Photo / Paul Beaty

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Friday, November 1, 2024

Today's headlines:

  • The Champaign County Humane Society will hold its annual Fur Ball benefit Friday night at the I Hotel.
  • People in prison can vote in Vermont, Maine and Washington, D.C. It’s a right that one incarcerated, Illinois man would like to have.
  • A central Illinois man has been awarded a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star with Valor for his "selfless heroism.”
  • Urbana voters will have the chance to weigh in on a ballot question that asks whether the U.S. should end military funding for Israel.
  • With the election just around the corner, many are feeling unsettled and stressed.

In today's deep dive, we’ll listen to a conversation with Carol Moseley Braun, the first Black woman elected to the U.S. Senate. 

217 Today is produced by Stephanie Mosqueda. Reporting today contributed by A. Oishii Basu, Emily Hays, Alex Degman, Anulika Ochuba, Anna Koh and Kennedy Vincent.