217 Today: Pro-Palestine groups reconstruct encampment, dispute UIUC officials’ account of protest negotiations
Monday, April 29, 2024 Today’s headlines: Pro-Palestinian demonstrators camped out overnight at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. They’re back to demand the campus divest
217 Today: Supreme Court appears skeptical of blanket immunity for a former president
Friday, April 26, 2024 Today’s headlines: The annual Christie Clinic Illinois Race Weekend is underway There’s an effort underway in Illinois to decriminalize paid, consensual
217 Today: What’s Happening in Champaign-Urbana Apr. 25 – Apr. 28
Thursday, April 25, 2025 Today’s headlines: Republicans in the Illinois House introduced a new bill that could increase the penalty for people who protest on
217 Today: Gambling addiction on the rise as access to betting options expands
Wednesday, April 24, 2024 Today’s headlines: The Champaign County African American Heritage Trail unveiled two new signs on Monday honoring Black University of Illinois students.
217 Today: Freeport High School students help fill in the gaps in local news
Tuesday, April 23, 2024 Today’s headlines: For the first time since the 19th century, a Native American tribe has sovereign authority over land in the
217 Today: The ancient farming practice that’s getting a new life — and reducing emissions
Monday, April 22, 2024 Today’s headlines: Illinois is, once again, home to a federally recognized tribal nation. Young adults incarcerated in Illinois prisons could soon
217 Today: A new voice is hitting the airwaves for Illinois Public Media’s “Dialogue”
Friday, April 19, 2024 Today’s headlines: Patient advocates are backing an effort led by Governor J.B. Pritzker to ban junk insurance plans in Illinois. Some Illinois
217 Today: Music, physics and theater professors at UIUC are launching a new art and science collective
Thursday, April 18, 2024 Today’s headlines: The Illinois State Board of Education is asking state lawmakers for billions of dollars for the next school year
217 Today: Lawmakers in some states say they want to protect IVF services. But how can they do that effectively?
Wednesday, April 17, 2024 Today’s headlines: Unofficially, Republican incumbent Adam Niemerg won his write-in campaign for the 102nd district race for the Illinois House Representatives.
217 Today: Citing the mental health crisis, some hope to see Illinois legalize psilocybin
Tuesday, April 16, 2024 Today’s headlines: The U.S. Supreme Court seems ready to narrow a federal bribery law used in some big Chicago corruption cases.
217 Today: Newspapers in rural areas are folding, leaving vast news deserts. But there are bright spots
Monday, April 15, 2024 Today’s headlines: Illinois lawmakers are moving to update the state’s biometric privacy law. The major theme for a service celebrating the
217 Today: Hospitalized seniors are at risk of a dangerous downward spiral. Some programs are trying to help
Friday, April 12, 2024 Today’s headlines: A bill headed for the Illinois House could give library employees enhanced legal protections. The principal of Booker T.