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217 Today: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Huff Hall celebrates 100th anniversary

Stephanie Orellana
 

Courtesy of Prairie Fire and the University of Illinois

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Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Today’s headlines: 

  • Police have arrested a suspect in the shooting that occurred in Campustown this past weekend.
  • This weekend the head of the Chicago Teachers Union was elected president of the Illinois Federation of Teachers.
  • The state has a new $300 million dollar veterans’ home in downstate Quincy after Legionnaires’ outbreaks killed more than a dozen residents.
  • Nearly 2 million people in Illinois could lose federal food benefits in November.

In today’s deep dive, Huff Hall at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year.

217 Today is produced by Stephanie Orellana. Reporting today contributed by Reginald Hardwick, Sarah Karp, Mawa Iqbal, Capitol News Illinois and  Prairie Fire.