217 Today: Friday, August 27, 2021
People of Japanese descent interned in 1942 at the Manzanar camp in California. Dorothea Lange/Library of Congress
Friday, August 27, 2021
Today's headlines:
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All Illinois teachers, school staff and college students will have to get vaccinated against COVID-19 before September 5th under a new mandate Governor JB Pritzker announced Thursday.
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The three Republicans running for Illinois governor used words like tyrant and dictator, as they condemned Governor Pritzker’s new mask and vaccine mandates.
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New research shows how the pandemic has changed the way we buy and consume food.
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There are just 15 open ICU beds in Region 6, including Champaign County, as of Thursday afternoon.
In today's deep dive, Maureen McKinney takes a closer look at the new Illinois law that requires schools to teach Asian American history.
Reporting today contributed by Hannah Meisel, Jim Meadows, Dana Cronin and Maureen McKinney.