217 Today: Chicago’s immigrant rights community building “deportation defense infrastructure”
Illinois State Sen.-elect Graciela Guzmán speaks during an Illinois Coalition for Immigrant andRefugee Rights press conference at Casa Michoacán in Pilsen, where activists and politicians reacted to the reelection of President Donald Trump, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024 Adriana Cardona-Maguigad / WBEZ
Monday, November 11, 2024
Today's headlines:
- On Saturday, student musicians from the University of Illinois took inspiration from artwork for an event at the Krannert Art Museum in Champaign.
- A federal judge in Southern Illinois ruled Friday that a controversial law banning semi-automatic firearms is unconstitutional.
- It was a strong weekend for both Illinois Men's and Women's Basketball.
In today's deep dive, we'll learn more about how some Chicago advocates are developing plans to protect immigrants.
217 Today is produced by Stephanie Mosqueda. Reporting today contributed by A. Oishii Basu, Mawa Iqbal, Jakob Stutz and Adriana Cardona Maguigad.