217 Today: Recapping Pritzker’s seventh budget address

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Governor JB Pritzker delivers 2025 State of the State address at the Illinois state capitol.
  • Photo: Courtesy of Office of Governor JB Pritzker

Thursday, February 20, 2025

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Today’s headlines:

  • The Danville school board has put their superintendent on administrative leave as she’s been working remotely for months following alleged threats from the Ku Klux Klan.
  • The February 25th Urbana Primary Election is less than a week away, but Champaign County Clerk Aaron Ammons says more than half of expected voters have already cast a ballot.

In today’s deep dive, we’ll listen to an analysis and recap of Pritzker’s seventh budget address — and a look at the upcoming art and entertainment coming to the Champaign-Urbana area. 

217 Today is produced by Stephanie Mosqueda. Reporting today contributed by Emily Hays, Nathan Gonzalez, Alex Degman, Kimberly Schofield and Adelyn Mui. 

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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.