217 Today: Bishop Hill’s Colony Church named a ‘most endangered’ historic place

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Built in 1848, the Colony Church is among the surviving original buildings of the Bishop Hill Colony, one of the earliest settlements of Swedish immigrants in the United States.
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Thursday, May 8, 2024

Today’s headlines:

  • The federal deadline to get a REAL ID card is officially one year away – and the Illinois Secretary of State’s office is urging people to make the switch.
  • Some people who produce and sell hemp-derived products in Illinois are asking state lawmakers to tax and regulate them.
  • The Illinois Department of Public Health says the state has given out more than 100,000 free gun locks over the past year.

In today’s deep dive, we’ll learn about a tiny historic village in western Illinois that has a big problem.

217 Today is produced by Stephanie Mosqueda. Reporting today contributed by Jade Marceau, Alex Degman and Jane Carlson.

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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.