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217 Today: Champaign police chief discusses the impact of violence on the community

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  • Photo: City of Champaign website

Monday, September 16, 2024

Today’s headlines:

  • Doctors at the University of Illinois are responding to a rise in respiratory ailments since students arrived for the fall semester.
  • Several states are instituting special labeling requirements or bans on lab-cultured or cultivated meat.
  • In football, the Fighting Illini blew out Central Michigan University during their homecoming game on Saturday. 

In today’s deep dive, we’ll listen to a conversation with Champaign police chief Timothy Tyler about the impact of violence on the community and officers. 

217 Today is produced by Stephanie Mosqueda. Reporting today contributed by Anna Koh, Jim Meadows, Reginald Hardwick and Kennedy Vincent.

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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.