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Chef Jesus Finol prepares a steak arepa at Sabe a Zulia, a Venezuelan restaurant in Chicago. Restaurant co-owner Gerardo Abreu volunteered to help feed the first groups of migrants arriving in the city in 2022. He says they figured out how to cook food that migrants want to eat on a budget, but the city has had some challenges doing the same in its shelters. — Manuel Martinez / WBEZ

The 217 Today Podcast

March 26, 2024

217 Today: Feeding migrants in Chicago involves balancing nutrition, cost and taste

In today's deep dive, we’ll learn more about how Chicago has been figuring out how to feed thousands of migrants over the last year and a half.

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Pillsbury ”C Mill”. A flour mill that was built and went into service in the mid-1930’s. — Moving Pillsbury Forward Facebook page

The 21st Show

March 25, 2024

Best of: What does it take to redevelop America’s Rust Belt?

Learn what Rust Belt communities in Illinois are doing to revitalize their economies.

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People hang around outside of a migrant shelter Wednesday, March 13, 2024, in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago. Multiple people living at the shelter for migrants have tested positive for measles since last week. A team from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is supporting local officials' response. — (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

The 21st Show

March 25, 2024

Two measles cases in Pilsen lead to campaign to vaccinate migrants

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An IKIDS researcher at UIUC conducts a part of the study with a child participant. IKIDS aims to understand how exposures to chemicals in consumer products can affect children’s physical development and neurodevelopment. — Photo courtesy of Beckman Institute, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

The 217 Today Podcast

March 25, 2024

217 Today: The IKIDS study is uncovering how prenatal exposure to chemicals can affect a child’s development

In today's deep dive, we’ll learn more about how chemicals used in food packaging may be harming brain development in babies and children.

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The 21st Show

March 22, 2024

Proper etiquette classes to improve table manners, chivalry, and communication skills

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March 22, 2024

Politics News Roundup - March 22, 2024

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March 22, 2024

Illinois News Roundup - March 22, 2024

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Isabelle Dizon contacted her campus counseling center when she hit a low point during her sophomore year of college, but never heard back. Now a junior at the University of Illinois at Chicago, she hopes the school hires someone at the center to, at the very least, pick up the phone. — Lisa Kurian Philip / WBEZ

The 217 Today Podcast

March 22, 2024

217 Today: She called the number on her syllabus offering counseling. No one picked up.

In today's deep dive, we’ll learn more about how challenging it can be for college students to get the mental and emotional help they need.

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Advocates for people suffering from long COVID-19 and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome host an installation of 300 cots in front of the Washington Monument on the National Mall in Washington, Friday, May 12, 2023, to represent the millions of people suffering from post-infectious disease. — AP Photo/Andrew Harnik

The 21st Show

March 21, 2024

Long COVID’s lingering effects

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Dr. Ngozi Ezike, director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, center, speaks at a news conference Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020, in Chicago. — AP Photo/Teresa Crawford

The 21st Show

March 21, 2024

Reflections on COVID-19: 4 years since Illinois’ stay-at-home order

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217 Today: Feeding migrants in Chicago involves balancing nutrition, cost and taste

Best of: What does it take to redevelop America’s Rust Belt?

Two measles cases in Pilsen lead to campaign to vaccinate migrants

217 Today: The IKIDS study is uncovering how prenatal exposure to chemicals can affect a child’s development

Proper etiquette classes to improve table manners, chivalry, and communication skills

Politics News Roundup - March 22, 2024

Illinois News Roundup - March 22, 2024

217 Today: She called the number on her syllabus offering counseling. No one picked up.

Long COVID’s lingering effects

Reflections on COVID-19: 4 years since Illinois’ stay-at-home order