The 217 Today Podcast

217 Today: School police ticketed Rockford students nearly $60K for in-school incidents. A new bill wants to end the practice in Illinois.

Kimberly Schofield and Stephanie Mosqueda
 
Details of city code violation tickets given to Rockford students.

Details of city code violation tickets given to Rockford students. Peter Medlin / WNIJ

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Monday, February 17, 2025

Today's headlines:

  • The CU International Film Festival Saturday in Urbana opened with a red-carpet gala, followed by a film screening.
  • Early voting opens later this morning at the U of I Illini Union for Urbana's Democratic primary election.
  • A new tool will allow visitors to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield to explore Lincoln’s life through a digital reality.
  • The Fighting Illini women’s basketball team won their eighth game in a row yesterday at home against Nebraska.

In today's deep dive, we'll learn why Illinois lawmakers just introduced legislation to ban school-based ticketing.

217 Today is produced by Stephanie Mosqueda. Reporting today contributed by Diana Zhang, Arjun Thakkar, Isabela Nieto, Colin Hislope and Peter Medlin.