The 217 Today Podcast

217 Today: Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021

 
Murals at La Casa Cultural Latina, one university resource for undocumented students.

Murals at La Casa Cultural Latina, one university resource for undocumented students. University of Illinois

Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021

Today's headlines:

  • Time is running out for lawmakers in Springfield to agree on a massive energy and climate plan.

  • It's been two weeks since anyone saw Illinois State University graduate student Jelani Day, a Danville native.

  • The Illinois Flash Index dropped slightly for a second straight month, but the economist who compiles it isn't worried.

  • Parkland College in Champaign has expanded its hours for community COVID-19 testing.

In today's deep dive, we'll meet the Undocumented Student Resource Liaison at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus.

Reporting today contributed by Hannah Meisel, Reginald Hardwick, Jim Meadows and Farrah Anderson.

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