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217 Today: Crisis Nursery offers holiday shopping for kids

 

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Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Today’s headlines: 

  • Tonight, temperatures will drop to dangerously low levels.
  • Applications are now open for those interested in being Champaign Unit 4’s next superintendent.
  • Illinois Governor JB Pritzker says Northwestern University should not be “capitulating to the extortion that’s being brought upon them.”
  • Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has signed a measure allowing the state to develop its own vaccine guidelines independent of the federal government.

In today’s deep dive, the Crisis Nursery in Urbana is hosting its annual holiday shop this weekend. We’ll hear about how the children can shop for their loved ones.

217 Today is produced by Stephanie Orellana. Reporting today contributed by Reginald Hardwick, Kimberly Schofield, Emily Hays and Alex Degman.

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