Friday, April 15, 2022
Today’s headlines:
- Illinois labor leaders want structural changes to the state’s unemployment benefits system.
- Champaign County Crime Stoppers has raised its cash reward for tips involving guns and homicides.
- A University of Illinois spokesperson says the university has reached a tentative agreement to provide clerical workers with retroactive pay starting from August 2021.
In today’s deep dive, we’ll speak with music director Ian Hobson about Sinfonia da Camera, the chamber orchestra in residence at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, and its season finale concert Saturday night.
217 Today is produced by Farrah Anderson. Reporting today contributed by Alex Degman, Emilio Reyes and Zainab Qureshi.