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A lash tech puts fake lashes on a mannequin head to practice. — Esther Yoon-Ji Kang / WBEZ

The 217 Today Podcast

July 01, 2024

217 Today: For-profit cosmetology graduates rarely earn more than high school grads

In today's deep dive, we’ll learn about some of the challenges cosmetology graduates face after attending programs run by for-profit companies.

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Olympic hopeful American para shooter, Marco De La Rosa, poses for a photo, on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in New York. — AP Photo / Andres Kudacki

The 21st Show

June 28, 2024

Marco De La Rosa heads to his second Paralympics as a shooter

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President Joe Biden, right, and Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump, left, during a presidential debate hosted by CNN, Thursday, June 27, 2024, in Atlanta. — AP Photo / Gerald Herbert

The 21st Show

June 28, 2024

A recap of Biden and Trump’s first presidential debate of 2024

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Nikka Ewing said she has applied to many jobs but has yet to be hired. In the meantime, she has been driving for Uber Eats to make ends meet. “I can’t keep living like this,” Ewing said. — Manuel Martinez / WBEZ

The 217 Today Podcast

June 28, 2024

217 Today: Students at Illinois’ for-profits colleges often leave worse off than when they started

In today's deep dive, we’ll learn about a recent investigation that found students at Illinois’ for-profit colleges often leave with debt or jobs with low wages.

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President Joe Biden (left) speaks in Wilmington, Del., on July 14, 2020, and former President Donald Trump (right) speaks in Phoenix, Arizona, on February 19, 2020. — Getty Images

The 21st Show

June 27, 2024

A discussion on Trump and Biden’s upcoming presidential debate

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Teachers kayaking down the Rock River, just north of Rockford. — Peter Medlin

The 217 Today Podcast

June 27, 2024

217 Today: Illinois teachers paddle & learn about watersheds on the Rock River

In today's deep dive, we’ll hear how northern Illinois teachers spent a week learning how to teach their students about water and their local watersheds.

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Champaign resident Rita Conerly holds chalk outside the Champaign Police Department building off University Avenue on September 28, 2023. Conerly wrote — Farrah Anderson / Illinois Public Media and the Invisible Institute

The 21st Show

June 26, 2024

Partnership with the Invisible Institute investigates police misconduct in Champaign County

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The 21st Show

June 26, 2024

Award-winning podcast from the Invisible Institute retells the Lenard Clark case

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A green sign with the words — Jane Carlson / Tri States Public Radio

The 217 Today Podcast

June 26, 2024

217 Today: Mary Davis Home moves toward compliance with new state standards

In today's deep dive, we’ll learn about the Mary Davis Home in Galesburg and the progress being made to comply with the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice’s standards.

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