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217 Today: Summer camp built for kids with sickle cell brings social connection and fun

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Tobi Ajayi, 14, is one of the campers. He said the camp provides him with much needed bonding and socialization time.
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Thursday, August 8, 2024

Today’s headlines:

  • About 300 students have taken up an offer from the University of Illinois to move off campus.
  • The Illinois State Board of Education is launching an ad campaign to recruit more teachers statewide.
  • Farm and meat processing workers are eligible for a one-time cash payment through the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
  • Illinois state officials kicked off this year’s state fair in Springfield with the unveiling of the iconic butter cow.

In today’s deep dive, we’ll learn about a Midwest summer camp built for children with sickle cell disease.

217 Today is produced by Stephanie Mosqueda. Reporting today contributed by Emily Hays, Anna Savchenko, Michael Puente, Mawa Iqbal and Elizabeth Gabriel.

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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.