217 Today: Who is running in the April 1 Champaign Unit 4 school board race?

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Seven candidates running for the Champaign Unit 4 school board participated in the IPM News survey on key policy issues.
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Tuesday, March 18, 2025

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Today’s headlines:

  • The ongoing bird flu outbreak has affected a wide variety of species, threatening raptors and waterfowl as well.
  • 100 years ago today, the Tri-State tornado, considered the deadliest tornado in recorded U.S. history ripped through Southern Illinois.
  • Hundreds of military bases across the U.S. have suspected or known reports of water contamination from forever chemicals, or PFAS. 
  • The state and a right-leaning publisher of dozens of websites is settling a lawsuit over its publication of sensitive information about millions of Illinois voters.

In today’s deep dive, we’ll learn who is running in the April 1 Champaign Unit 4 school board race.

217 Today is produced by Stephanie Mosqueda. Reporting today contributed by Brendan Gallian, Mawa Iqbal, Elissa Eaton, Dave McKinney and Emily Hays. 

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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.