217 Today: Krannert Center for the Performing Arts announces its 2025-2026 season
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Tuesday, August 12, 2025
Today’s headlines:
- Starting tomorrow, a small section of Bradley Avenue in northwest Champaign near Parkland College will be closed to traffic to reconstruct pavement on the road.
- The first day of school starts next week at Urbana's new Sixth Grade Center.
- U.S. Senator Dick Durbin joins a growing list of Illinois Democrats calling out a Republican effort to redraw Texas’ congressional maps.
- A national ultimate frisbee tournament is making its way to East Central Illinois next month for the first time.
In today’s deep dive, the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts has announced its 2025-2026 performance season, which officially starts this September.
217 Today is produced by Stephanie Orellana. Reporting today contributed by Arjun Thakkar, Colin Hislope, Mawa Iqbal, Emily Hays and Kimberly Schofield.
