217 Today: Education Justice Project gives people in prison the chance to earn a college degree
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Tuesday, January 20, 2025
Today’s headlines:
On Armory Avenue in Champaign – between Second and Third Street – a sign designates the road as Honorary Chabad Way.
A Democratic state senator has filed a measure to prohibit ICE agents from becoming police officers in Illinois.
It’s hard for people to get into the University of Illinois with a prior conviction.
Danville’s NAACP Branch #3009 led a march in honor of Martin Luther King Jr., despite a morning wind chill of negative ten degrees.
In today’s deep dive, the Education Justice Project at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign gives people in prison a chance to take college classes and earn a degree.
217 Today is produced by Stephanie Orellana. Reporting today contributed by Emily Hays, Sam Rink and Alex Degman.
