217 Today: What’s Happening in Champaign-Urbana Jan. 23 – Jan. 26

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Thursday, January 23, 2025

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Today’s headlines:

  • Illinois Governor JB Pritzker says his administration is working to protect the state’s immigrant communities from the crackdown promised by President Trump.
  • Champaign County’s homeless service providers conducted their annual count of people without permanent housing last night.
  • The Urbana school district is promoting two administrators to serve as its next middle school principals.
  • Financial challenges are hitting Planned Parenthood of Illinois.

In today’s deep dive, we’ll learn all about what’s coming to the central Illinois area in the world of arts, culture and entertainment.

217 Today is produced by Stephanie Mosqueda. Reporting today contributed by Arjun Thakkar, Anulika Ochuba, Emily Hays, Mawa Iqbal, Kimberly Schofield and Steve Morck. 

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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.