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Thursday, July 1, 2021

Today’s headlines:

  • Illinois’ senior-most judicial authority says Springfield Democrats’ efforts to re-draw the state’s judicial district boundaries for the first time in 60 years could interfere with a major law aimed at criminal justice reform.

  • A portion of Illinois’ recreational cannabis revenues goes into the R-3 program, which aims to reinvest in communities disproportionately impacted by the War on Drugs.

  • Urbana’s two hospitals are strongly encouraging – but not requiring – their employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

  • The Illinois Department of Public Health reports that 388 doses ofCOVID-19 vaccines were administered yesterday Tuesday in Champaign County. The seven-day rolling average of vaccines administered is currently 596.

In today’s deep dive, the Centers for Disease Control and World Health Organization have issued conflicting guidance for mask-wearing among people vaccinated against COVID-19. We hear from a psychology professor about how people are dealing with that conflict.

Reporting today contributed by Hannah Meisel, Dana Vollmer, Vivian La and Yvonne Boose. 

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Carolina Garibay

Carolina Garibay is a senior journalism student at the University of Illinois. She’s a senior producer for the Illinois Student Newsroom and regularly covers arts and culture, education, and social justice issues affecting local communities. Along with her work for WILL, she was also the buzz Editor at The Daily Illini and hosts an arts and culture radio talkshow on WPGU 107.1 F.M.