The 217 Today Podcast

217 Today: State Farm faces more race discrimination lawsuits in Texas and Georgia

Brian Moline
 
State Farm denies the allegations raised in four race discrimination lawsuits filed in recent weeks against Bloomington-based the insurance company.

State Farm denies the allegations raised in four race discrimination lawsuits filed in recent weeks against Bloomington-based the insurance company. Staff/WGLT

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Tuesday, August 16, 2022

Today's headlines:

  • The Naperville City Council could ban most sales of assault rifles at its meeting Tuesday night.
  • A new collaborative workforce training program in the Metro East will include an expansion of the Southern Illinois University School of Law.
  • As undergraduates return to Champaign-Urbana, the University of Illinois is preparing for the potential spread of monkeypox this fall.

In today's deep dive, we hear from a University of Illinois discrimination law expert on recent racial discrimination lawsuits filed against State Farm Insurance.