The 217 Today Podcast
217 Today: Thursday, July 29, 2021
In today's deep dive, a conversation with Champaign-Urbana Public Health Administrator Julie Pryde about what the CDC’s new mask guidance means for Champaign County.
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Should Masks Be Mandatory In Schools This Fall?
Some school districts across Illinois have decided masks will be optional for students and staff this fall, even though no one under age 12 is eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine. Two doctors and a teacher took calls from parents about masking in schools.
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Carol Pope Explains Why She Left Legislative Inspector General Role
The 21st spoke to Illinois Legislative Inspector General Carol Pope about why she resigned from her position and called her own position “essentially a paper tiger."
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217 Today: Wednesday, July 28, 2021
In today's deep dive, Tuesday marked the beginning of the House Select Committee investigation into the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Among the members on the committee is Illinois Republican Representative Adam Kinzinger, who became emotional during his opening remarks.
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The Impending Climate Crisis Facing Chicago & Lake Michigan
Chicago seems relatively well positioned: far from the oceans, relatively northern, and built on a massive fresh water source. However, below the surface, the climate crisis is threatening—literally and figuratively—the very foundations that the city was built on. And it’s a battle being fought between the Great Lake, and the Great City.
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Longtime Tribune Columnists Say Goodbye
The institution of the general-interest newspaper column is changing, and arguably disappearing. The 21st was joined by two former Chicago tribune columnists to hear more about the role journalism plays in communities and the changing news landscape.
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217 Today: Tuesday, July 27, 2021
In today's deep dive, some rural residents of Champaign County had their water contaminated by a gas leak, but they could eventually be hooked up to a nearby public water system.
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Rep. Adam Kinzinger On Capitol Insurrection Investigation
Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL16) has been appointed to a select committee to investigate the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol. Three political reporters talk about Illinois' role in this historic committee.
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Grimace: Rockford’s Corpse Flower Blooms
What would something named a “corpse flower” smell like? It smells like meat, gone bad or, more pointedly, a rotting corpse. The plant species is pretty rare across the globe and one of them is right here in Illinois, at the Nicholas Conservatory and Gardens in Rockford.
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Abortion Medication Debate on College Campuses
A group of Republican lawmakers, including Rep. Mary Miller (R-IL15), are calling for legislation that would cut funding to universities that stock abortion medications in campus health centers. The 21st spoke to a women’s health expert to cut through some of the politicized terms in the ongoing abortion debate.