217 Today: Chicago and Illinois have sanctuary laws to protect undocumented migrants
Charles Rex Arbogast
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Today's headlines:
- A westbound traffic lane on University Avenue in Champaign between Chestnut and First Streets is closed for storm sewer repairs.
- A new study from Northwestern and Princeton universities finds misinformation makes people feel moral outrage at a higher rate than factual information.
- The Illinois Department of Public Health says overall respiratory illness levels are low… but that might change soon.
- A federal jury heard from Illinois Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski in the trial of former House Speaker Michael Madigan yesterday in Chicago.
In today's deep dive, we'll learn what sanctuary laws do and what they don’t do.
217 Today is produced by Stephanie Mosqueda. Reporting today contributed by Arjun Thakkar, Adora Namigadde, Mawa Iqbal and Adriana Cardona Maguigad.