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This Jelani Day portrait was returned for temporary display Monday Oct. 4., within a window at 104 Beaufort St. It's expected to be placed at ISU. It had previously been displayed and then removed from the outside of a publicly owned building in Normal. — Jake Fogal/WGLT

The 217 Today Podcast

October 14, 2021

217 Today: Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021

In today's deep dive, we'll hear an Illinois State University criminal justice expert's thoughts about the Jelani Day investigation.

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Carmen Bolden-Day with her son Jelani Day — Justice for Jelani Day Facebook page

The 21st Show

October 13, 2021

Carmen Bolden Day talks about her son Jelani, his life and disappearance

Jelani Day was a church-goer, athlete and had dreams of being a speech pathology doctor. On August 24, the Illinois State University grad student went missing. Nearly a month later, his body was identified after being found in the Illinois River. Today, we talked with his mother.

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This March 23, 1942, photo shows the first arrivals at the Japanese evacuee community established in Owens Valley in Manzanar, Calif.

The 21st Show

October 13, 2021

Reckoning with the internment of Japanese-Americans During World War II

After decades of silence, Japanese-Americans who had been imprisoned during WWII, and their descendants, spoke up in the Redress Movement of the 1980s, and it's been seen as a model for other communities seeking justice and healing today for wrongs committed by the US government.

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An ISU cybersecurity expert says security breaches often happen when one individual user or computer gets hacked, suggesting a security system is only as strong as its weakest link. — Jenny Kane/AP

The 217 Today Podcast

October 13, 2021

217 Today: Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021

In today's deep dive, we'll hear from a cybersecurity expert who says COVID-19 has made our workplaces less safe-- from online threats.

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The Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra performing each of the Finalists compositions. — Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra

The 21st Show

October 12, 2021

A new season for orchestras

Fall 2021 has seen the start of the performance seasons for orchestras around Illinois. The 21st was joined by the music director of the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra to discuss what goes into planning a successful season.

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Members of UIUC Response, Evaluation and Crisis Help (REACH) - left: Megan Cambron, Crisis Outreach Coordinator, University of Illinois Police Department and Elma Halpin, Behavioral Health Detective, University of Illinois Police Department. — Reginald Hardwick/Illinois Newsroom

The 21st Show

October 12, 2021

How can mental health responders change policing?

In Illinois, mental health workers are beginning to be paired with police officers while responding to calls. We talked with members of a police department, a behaviorial health program and a program that offers alternatives to calling the police during mental health crises.

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The Cameron Owen Farm School is part of Marnie Simons Elementary School in Hamburg, Iowa. — Marnie Simons Elementary School/Facebook

The 217 Today Podcast

October 12, 2021

217 Today: Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021

In today's deep dive, we'll visit a Midwest elementary school that lets students take care of chickens, pigs, sheep and goats-- which pays off in the classroom.

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The 21st Show

October 11, 2021

Chicago Sky And White Sox In Post-Season

We looked at the post-season runs two teams: The MLB's Chicago White Sox and the WNBA's Chicago Sky, which made it into the WNBA finals for the first time since 2014.

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Loredo Taft's statue of — IvoShandor/Wikimedia Commons

The 21st Show

October 11, 2021

Should Indigenous Peoples Day Be A State Holiday?

Here in Illinois, some have pushed the state to officially replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day. We talked with three people who represent Native American organizations.

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