217 Today: Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021
The Mabery Gelvin Botanical Garden at Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve near Mahomet. Champaign County Forest Preserve District
Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021
Today's headlines:
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Gov. JB Pritzker has signed a massive energy and climate plan to put Illinois on a path to 100 percent clean energy by 2050.
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Childcare providers and families will soon be eligible for more state aid as the COVID-19 pandemic grinds on.
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Wednesday was the deadline for University of Illinois students, staff and faculty to request to be exempt from the university's COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
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Two Champaign schools were on lockdown Wednesday afternoon following reports of shots fired near Centennial High School. No one was injured.
In today's deep dive, a conversation with the incoming executive director of the Champaign County Forest Preserve District.
Reporting today contributed by Hannah Meisel, Caroline Kubzansky, Justin Malone and Reginald Hardwick.