The 217 Today Podcast
217 Today: Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021
In today's deep dive, as the school year gets underway, pediatricians are worried about what a lag in childhood vaccinations could bring.
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Bike Lanes, Safety, And Equity
Sidewalks, bike lanes and side paths have long been left off of Illinois’ transportation budget, but a new law is all about to change that.
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Reporter Roundtable: COVID-19 And Schools
Illinois is seeing another surge in cases of COVID-19. It’s forced some schools to go back to remote learning, and hospitals are running out of space in critical care wards. We talked to reporters from around the state about how school districts across Illinois are responding.
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217 Today: Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021
In today's deep dive, we'll meet the Undocumented Student Resource Liaison at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus.
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217 Today: Friday, Sept. 3, 2021
In today's deep dive, changing the kind of rock farmers use to treat their soil could be good for the environment and the harvest.
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Book: Justice Deferred
People of a certain age got used to thinking of the US Supreme Court as a protector of civil rights — from desegregation in Brown v. Board, to the case that gave police Miranda warnings their name. But a new book argues most of the court’s record on race is more “distressing” and “disgraceful.” The 21st was joined by the book's co-authors to talk about the court's history with race.
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The Present And Future Of Farm Automation
This week in Decatur, farmers and those in the agriculture industry from Illinois and the Midwest are gathering together at the Farm Progress Show. We talked about the past, present, and future of automation.
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217 Today: Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021
In today's deep dive, there was a nurse shortage in the United States before the pandemic. Now there's concern that nurses on the frontlines are at risk of burnout.
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The Paradox Of Panhandling In Illinois
Earlier this year, a federal court in Illinois ruled a state panhandling law unconstitutional, saying that it violates the First Amendment: freedom of free speech. That means panhandlers in Illinois can no longer be ticketed.
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State Rep. Tim Butler Talks About Redistricting, Mask Mandates And Clean Energy
The Illinois General Assembly adopted a new set of district boundaries for seats in the Illinois Statehouse and Senate. The 21st spoke to Tim Butler, Assistant Republican Leader in the Illinois House of Representatives, about the major legislative acts that took place yesterday.