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The 217 Today Podcast

In today's deep dive, we’ll hear from Pamela Lau, who will be taking over as president of Parkland College in Champaign in January.

The 21st Show

Our team of producers shared some of our favorite segments from this past year.

The 21st Show

We discussed why the rail workers' unions are unhappy, what a strike could mean for the supply chain, and how that strike might still be avoided.

The 21st Show

IL House Speaker Chris Welch discussed cash bail's ending, the recently passed Workers' Rights Amendment, the state budget, and more.

The 217 Today Podcast

In today's deep dive, we’ll hear from a Loyola University researcher about the  SAFE-T Act, which will give judges more discretion about which people to keep in jail before their trials and eliminate cash bail in Illinois.

The 21st Show

Illinois has several ongoing experiments with universal basic income, programs that give people money with no strings attached.

The 21st Show

The 21st was joined by a ProPublica reporter who dug into 911 phone call analysis and its use in the Decatur police case of a woman accused of killing her child.

The 217 Today Podcast

In today's deep dive, we’ll look at how the midterm elections could affect the huge Farm Bill up for renewal next year.

The 21st Show

We talked with the artists who created works for the “Black on Black on Black on Black" at the Krannert Art Museum.

The 217 Today Podcast

In today's deep dive, we’ll learn how the Carle Hospital in Urbana is coping with the number of children with RSV filling the pediatric beds.