217 Today: Some school districts are using COVID-19 aid to catch up on construction. Is your district one of them?
August 1, 2023 Today’s headlines: Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visited central Illinois to highlight President Biden’s 2021 Infrastructure and Jobs Act. An Illinois lawmaker wants to regulate
217 Today: Illinois students will be required to learn about Native American history, sovereignty, genocide and more
July 31, 2023 Today’s headlines: People in Rantoul protested the police-involved shootings of two Black men earlier this year. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed into law
217 Today: New Northwestern football coach fends off hazing allegation questions
Friday, July 28, 2023 Today’s headlines: This month could be the hottest to date globally. And researchers find the effects of climate change go beyond
217 Today: The Music Man is back in the Virginia Theater
Thursday, July 27, 2023 Today’s headlines: Illinois’ largest state workers’ union has ratified a new contract that includes an 18 percent pay raise over the
217 Today: Illinois prisons need $2.5 billion in repairs, and that’s just the beginning
July 26, 2023 Today’s headlines: The National Weather Service has placed many parts of Central Illinois under a Heat Advisory from Wednesday until Saturday. After structural
217 Today: 1 in 5 people in McLean County are on Medicaid. And a big shakeup is coming.
July 25, 2023 Today’s headlines: Senator Dick Durbin believes the U.S. Supreme Court has been making a string of bad decisions lately – and its
217 Today: Drought made Midwest and Great Plains crops look ‘like death.’ Recent rains bring some hope
July 24, 2023 Today’s headlines: The Station Theatre in Urbana is preparing for the opening of “Ride the Cyclone.” Illinois leaders hope a Joliet electric
217 Today: Sinfonia da Camera hosts piano institute, announces season 40
Friday, July 21, 2023 Today’s headlines: Football players are filing lawsuits against Northwestern University and their coach for hazing. Electric vehicle manufacturer Rivian is opening
217 Today: Illinois Supreme Court becomes the first state to end cash bail system
Thursday, July 20, 2023 Today’s headlines: Illinois will eliminate cash bail in September after the state supreme court upheld a law that made it so
217 Today: New provost comes to U of I after increasing diverse enrollment
July 19, 2023 Today’s headlines: The Illinois Supreme Court upheld a law eliminating cash bail throughout the state on Tuesday. State residents no longer need
217 Today: Rev. Jesse Jackson Senior has stepped down from his role as leader of the Rainbow PUSH Co
July 18, 2023 Today’s headlines: The Champaign Urbana Mass Transit District was awarded $6.6 million to purchase low to zero-emission buses. Illinois is running out of
217 Today: Elderberries are a successful niche crop at a crossroads
July 17, 2023 Today’s headlines: The Reverend Jesse Jackson says he’s stepping down as president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition. A recent report from the
