The 217 Today Podcast

217 Today: What’s Happening in Champaign – Urbana May 15 – May 18

Kimberly Schofield and Stephanie Mosqueda
 

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Thursday, May 15, 2025

Today's headlines:

  • A national Muslim Civil Rights and advocacy group is designating the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign a Hostile Campus to advocates for Palestinians.
  • Shozo Sato was a master of traditional Japanese arts, and the founder of the Japan House at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He died last week at the age of 91.
  • A recent executive order will mandate all commercial truck drivers to be proficient in English.

In today's deep dive, we’ll learn about what is coming to Central Illinois in the world of arts, culture and entertainment.

217 Today is produced by Stephanie Mosqueda. Reporting today contributed by Mae Antar, A. Oishii Basu, Alejandro Arzate, Adelyn Mui and Kimberly Schofield.