217 Today: Tuesday, August 17, 2021
Margaret Mary Community Hospital CEO Tim Putnam stands outside the hospital's recently updated ambulance bay. Carter Barrett/Side Effects Public Media
Tuesday, August 17, 2021
Today's headlines:
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Gov. JB Pritzker is brushing off findings by Republicans and independent consultants that the new legislative maps passed by Democrats this spring are unconstitutional.
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University of Illinois President Tim Killeen says reaction to COVID requirements at the university has been mostly in favor.
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As summers get increasingly hot due to climate change, farmworkers in the Midwest will continue to face dangerous working conditions or lose out on income.
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Carle Health reports 84 patients with COVID-19 at its five hospitals, the highest number since early January. Twenty-four of those patients are in the ICU.
In today's deep dive, a look at the problems facing Emergency Medical Services in Indana and across the Midwest.
Reporting today contributed by Hannah Meisel, Sean Crawford, Dana Cronin and Carter Barrett.