217 Today: Thursday, August 26, 2021
Angela Kerndl/Illinois Newsroom
Thursday, August 26, 2021
Today's headlines:
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Gov. JB Pritzker is expected to reestablish a statewide mask mandate and announce vaccine mandates for school staff.
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The head of the Illinois State Police says they've made substantial progress in catching up with a backlog of unprocessed DNA evidence.
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An Illinois state senator discusses the impact of pending nuclear plant closures.
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Two more Champaign County residents have died of COVID-19, bringing the county's death toll to 174.
In today's deep dive, we hear from several University of Illinois students about how they're feeling as they resume in-person classes this week.
Reporting today contributed by Hannah Meisel, Jim Meadows, Peter Medlin and Carolina Garibay.