217 Today: Illinois Public Media is helping launch a new teen video podcast. Here’s how to sign up.

Friday, January 23, 2025

Today’s headlines: 

• A cold weather advisory is in effect today, and a winter storm warning goes into effect Saturday and Sunday for Champaign County and surrounding portions of East Central Illinois.
• The Urbana fire department helped rescue six people from a house fire early this morning.
• A Republican running for Illinois' open U.S. Senate seat this year, thinks the United States should have control of Greenland, but without using its military.
• A portion of John Street in Champaign is designated honorary Dean Clarence Shelley way.

In today’s deep dive, Illinois Public Media is launching a new video podcast with local teens talking about issues that matter to them, and we want your child to be involved. 

217 Today is produced by Stephanie Orellana. Reporting today contributed by Reginald Hardwick, Andrew Pritchard, Arjun Thakkar and Adrian Reetz.