217 Today: Friday, Oct. 22, 2021
Gov. JB Pritzker looks on Thursday as Heartland Community College/Rivian instructor Tony Foos disassembles part of an electric vehicle at the college's temporary program headquarters in Bloomington. Charlie Schlenker/WGLT
Friday, Oct. 22, 2021
Today's headlines:
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Representative Adam Kinzinger was the only Republican member of Congress from Illinois who voted to hold Trump ally Steve Bannon in contempt for defying a subpoena from the committee investigating the January 6th attack on the US Capitol.
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African-American enrollment in the University of Illinois system has inched up in recent years, but it’s still far from representative of the state as a whole.
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For the second time this year, Champaign County has a new district map for next year’s election.
In today's deep dive, we'll take a look at Illinois' progress on getting 1 million new electric vehicles on the roads.
217 Today is produced by Farrah Anderson. Reporting today contributed by Susan Stephens, Emily Hays, Jim Meadows and Caroline Kubzansky.