217 Today: In court, hallucinations can overshadow A.I.’s promise in closing ‘access to justice’ gap
Andrew Harnik / AP Pool File
Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Today’s headlines:
- The Urbana Free Library’s new executive director says the library is working to preserve and promote local history.
- Illinois is renewing an effort to bring a new fertilizer production facility to East Central Illinois.
- President Donald Trump’s Monday executive order aims to take federal funding away from Illinois and other states that don’t use cash bail.
- Democratic Congressman Eric Sorensen says the Trump administration’s efforts to cut staff and close offices at the Social Security administration are part of an effort to privatize the program.
In today’s deep dive, a Central Illinois attorney was sanctioned for using A.I. in a brief with hallucinated cases.
217 Today is produced by Stephanie Orellana. Reporting today contributed by Mae Antar, Arjun Thakkar, Capitol News Illinois, Erick Stock and Ryan Denham.
