217 Today: Chicago’s environmental justice advocates worry Trump could reverse gains

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Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Today’s headlines:

  • Lawmakers in Springfield knows state employee pension systems need fixing – but they’re still trying to figure out how.
  • Illinois Governor JB Pritzker was in Joliet yesterday for the installation of the first electric vehicle charging station funded through the state’s Climate Equitable Job.
  • A study from the University of Georgia examines the distance between crisis pregnancy centers and abortion providers in Illinois.
  • Former Illinois congresswoman Cheri Bustos says Democrats still have the opportunity to redeem themselves after Kamala Harris’ big loss.

In today’s deep dive, we’ll learn why some Chicago environmental justice advocates worry Trump could reverse gains. 

217 Today is produced by Stephanie Mosqueda. Reporting today contributed by Alex Degman, Mawa Iqbal Kulsoom Khan and Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco.

 

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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.