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217 Today: What does summer school look like in 2023 for students who need to recover credits?
In today's deep dive, we’ll learn more about what summer school looks like for students who need to recover credits in Illinois.
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Harsh winter means poor Illinois peach crop
Illinois farms are experiencing a shortage in peaches, because of a harsh winter back in December 2022.
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Best of: Hip hop’s history throughout Illinois and America
Hip-hop is just a few decades old, but its cultural impact in Illinois and America at large is unquestionable.
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217 Today: How Donald Mullally helped save NPR
In today's deep dive, we’ll learn more about Don Mullally and how he helped NPR during a financial crisis.
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How did the denial of climate change become popular in America?
David Lipsky’s new book tells the story of how the American people have lost their trust in science.
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217 Today: What are the best trees for homes in the Midwest? Here’s what experts recommend
In today's deep dive, we'll learn more about what some people in the Midwest are doing about the lack of tree diversity in their communities.
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Illinois’s historic roots with ‘Oppenheimer’
Before the movie “Oppenheimer” made history-breaking records at the box office, physicists from Illinois had a historic role in the events leading up to making the atomic bomb.
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Weekly Politics Roundtable - August 4, 2023
Today: Illinois's latest measures to protect reproductive access, making non-citizens eligible for law enforcement, and reaction to Donald Trump's latest indictment.
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Illinois News Roundup - August 4. 2023
Our weekly reporter roundtables focus on what’s happening in downstate Illinois communities, and today it’s Peoria.
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217 Today: Fresh shrimp doesn’t have to come from the ocean. Turns out Midwest shrimp farms are a thing
In today's deep dive, we’ll learn more about how farmers in the Midwest are growing shrimp far from the ocean.