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Penny Gioja (left) serves up spaghetti for the Ivashkevych family, who lived at their home in Champaign for several months after they first arrived to the U.S. from Ukraine in September 2024.
  • Photo: Illinois Student Newsroom / Stephanie Mosqueda

Monday, February 24, 2025

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Today’s headlines:

  • The Hamlet Syndrome” was screened at the University of Illinois earlier this month.
  • Studies show African American Muslims nationwide aren’t going to the mosque as often as they used to.
  • Illinois consumers would see expanded protections against fraud and predatory financial practices if a legislator’s proposal is passed.
  • The Fighting Illini baseball team claimed victory in their weekend series on the road against Texas State,

In today’s deep dive, we’ll learn about a Ukrainian refugee family that fled their home country because of a war that started three years ago today.

217 Today is produced by Stephanie Mosqueda. Reporting today contributed by Adelyn Mui, Mae Antar, Isabela Nieto, Colin Hislope and Stephanie Mosqueda.

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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.