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Illinois State Sen.-elect Graciela Guzmán speaks during an Illinois Coalition for Immigrant andRefugee Rights press conference at Casa Michoacán in Pilsen, where activists and politicians reacted to the reelection of President Donald Trump, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024
  • Photo: Adriana Cardona-Maguigad / WBEZ

Monday, November 11, 2024

Today’s headlines:

  • On Saturday, student musicians from the University of Illinois took inspiration from artwork for an event at the Krannert Art Museum in Champaign.
  • A federal judge in Southern Illinois ruled Friday that a controversial law banning semi-automatic firearms is unconstitutional. 
  • It was a strong weekend for both Illinois Men’s and Women’s Basketball.

In today’s deep dive, we’ll learn more about how some Chicago advocates are developing plans to protect immigrants. 

217 Today is produced by Stephanie Mosqueda. Reporting today contributed by A. Oishii Basu, Mawa Iqbal, Jakob Stutz and Adriana Cardona Maguigad.

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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.