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217 Today: University of Illinois medical students gather items to send Ukrainian refugees

Farrah Anderson
 
Students at the University of Illinois rally in support of Ukraine outside the Alma Mater statue on campus Feb. 27. Items are now being collected on campus to send to Ukrainian refugees in Poland.

Students at the University of Illinois rally in support of Ukraine outside the Alma Mater statue on campus Feb. 27. Items are now being collected on campus to send to Ukrainian refugees in Poland. Farrah Anderson/Illinois Newsroom

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Friday, March 18, 2022

Today's headlines:

  • The head of Illinois’ Department of Children and Family Services has been held in contempt of court for the seventh time in three months.

  • A professor at the University of Illinois Springfield campus says the rapid switch to all-remote learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic was difficult for students and faculty alike --- but also came with rewards.

  • As members of the University of Illinois Board of Trustees filed in for their bimonthly meeting yesterday morning, university workers rallied outside, demanding fair union contracts.

In today's deep dive, we’ll learn more about a local effort by University of Illinois medical students to send donated items to Ukrainian refugees in Poland.

Reporting today contributed by Alex Degman, Jim Meadows, Dana Cronin, Reginald Hardwick and Haley Bickelhaupt.