217 Today: Thursday, August 19, 2021
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Thursday, August 19, 2021
Today's headlines:
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Leaders in charge of the Democratic Party of Illinois are preaching party unity even as former House Speaker Mike Madigan's absence has left fractures.
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The University of Illinois has hired its first Associate Vice Chancellor for Native Affairs on the Urbana-Champaign campus.
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University of Illinois System President Tim Killeen says he has hopes for a safe fall semester.
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Champaign County public health officials reported 150 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday. That's the highest number of cases in a single day since January.
In today's deep dive, the first story in a three-part series about a church on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus accused of turning a blind eye to sexual abuse.
Reporting today contributed by Hannah Meisel, Christine Herman, Esther Yoon-Ji Kang and Susie An.