217 Today: What’s Happening in Champaign-Urbana Feb. 27 – Mar. 02

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Thursday, February 27, 2025

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Today’s headlines:

  • Gene Hackman, the Academy Award winning actor who was raised in Danville, has died.
  • The Associated Press reports that Gene Hackman was born in California and grew up in Danville, where his father worked as a newspaper pressman for the Commercial-News.
  • Some U of I students are worried about the future of cultural houses.
  • Today is the last day for University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign students to vote in student government elections.

In today’s deep dive, we’ll learn about the art and entertainment coming to the Champaign-Urbana area this weekend.

217 Today is produced by Stephanie Mosqueda. Reporting today was contributed by Ed Donahue, Stephanie Orellana, Layli Nazarova, Kimberly Schofield and Adelyn Mui. 

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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.