217 Today: The nation’s first commercial carbon storage plant is in Illinois. It leaks.

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Verlyn Rosenberger, 88, is among the many people in her central Illinois community who only learned about leaks at a nearby at carbon dioxide sequestration beneath Lake Decatur, their primary source of drinking water, from news reports.
  • Photo: Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco / WBEZ

Tuesday, October 22, 2024

Today’s headlines:

  • An illustrator has published a book on incarceration with a Champaign author and activist.
  • The newest exhibit at the Krannert Art Museum in Champaign showcases an artist whose work centers around LGBTQ+ culture and history. 
  • One of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s top lawyers says the government’s corruption case is built on “bad information” and “out-and-out lies.” 
  • An Illinois group held a town hall meeting in Springfield over the weekend to imagine what statewide reparations could look like.

In today’s deep dive, we’ll learn about the nation’s first commercial carbon storage plant in Illinois.

217 Today is produced by Stephanie Mosqueda. Reporting today contributed by Emily Hays, Stephanie Mosqueda, Dave McKinney 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.