217 Today: “KPop Demon Hunters” lead actress Arden Cho talks about her days at the University of Illinois

Tuesday, September 2, 2025

Today’s headlines: 

• Community members gathered in downtown Champaign yesterday for the annual Labor Day parade.
• The number one original movie on Netflix has a connection to the University of Illinois.
• Farmers from at least eight states recently gathered in Iowa for the Midwest Mechanical Weed Control Field Day.
• Next year, “rewilding” will officially be a part of the conservation approach in Illinois.

In today’s deep dive, “KPop Demon Hunters” is the number one, original movie on Netflix. And the film’s lead actress, Arden Cho, is a University of Illinois graduate. 

217 Today is produced by Stephanie Orellana. Reporting today contributed by Guiliana Means, Emily Hays, Rachel Cramer and Jess Savage.