217 Today: 11th annual Immigrant Welcome Awards celebrates the work of community members in Champaign County

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Jazmin Olivas is a senior at the University of Illinois. She received the Student Leadership Award for her work as a volunteer and case manager at The Immigration Project in Champaign.
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Monday, September 23, 2024

Today’s headlines:

  • The University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign is preparing for food and building service workers to go on strike.
  • Proponents of an Illinois law that bans assault-style weapons say they’re confident the law will withstand its most recent legal challenge.
  • The Mississippi River is again seeing low water levels.

In today’s deep dive, we’ll hear a conversation with one of this year’s Immigrant Welcome Award winners about their work with The Immigration Project.

217 Today is produced by Stephanie Mosqueda. Reporting today contributed by Emily Hays, Mawa Iqbal, Kate Grumke and Stephanie Mosqueda.

 

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Stephanie Mosqueda

Stephanie Mosqueda is a senior majoring in journalism at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with minors in Spanish and public relations. She is the 217 Today producer and a reporter for the Illinois Student Newsroom.