217 Today: School police ticketed Rockford students nearly $60K for in-school incidents. A new bill wants to end the practice in Illinois.

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Details of city code violation tickets given to Rockford students.
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Monday, February 17, 2025

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Today’s headlines:

  • The CU International Film Festival Saturday in Urbana opened with a red-carpet gala, followed by a film screening.
  • Early voting opens later this morning at the U of I Illini Union for Urbana’s Democratic primary election.
  • A new tool will allow visitors to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield to explore Lincoln’s life through a digital reality.
  • The Fighting Illini women’s basketball team won their eighth game in a row yesterday at home against Nebraska.

In today’s deep dive, we’ll learn why Illinois lawmakers just introduced legislation to ban school-based ticketing.

217 Today is produced by Stephanie Mosqueda. Reporting today contributed by Diana Zhang, Arjun Thakkar, Isabela Nieto, Colin Hislope and Peter Medlin.

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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.