Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021
Today’s headlines:
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Illinois’ elections oversight board has cleared the state’s top fiscal watchdog in a long-running case over his campaign finance violations.
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Illinois football coach Bret Bielema has tested positive for COVID-19.
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The Urbana School Board has appointed its first student representatives.
In today’s deep dive, we’ll hear the third and final story in our Big Ag U series from Harvest Public Media and Investigate Midwest. Today, we’ll take a look at how big business is funding college ag facilities.
217 Today is produced by Farrah Anderson. Reporting today contributed by Hannah Meisel, Emily Hays, Katie Peikes and Seth Bodine.
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