217 Today: The state of Illinois may soon get a new flag

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The Illinois state flag is displayed on a building on West Monroe Street in the Loop, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024.
  • Photo: Pat Nabong / Sun-Times

Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Today’s headlines:

  • The American Civil Liberties Union urges the University of Illinois to roll back recent protest regulations. 
  • The Champaign Fire Department extinguished a small commercial fire at the Marketplace Shopping Center yesterday.
  • The City of Urbana is taking applications for a program to support housing in Champaign County.
  • At least two dozen people have died in the devastating wildfires engulfing the Los Angeles area — and the crisis is affecting some families from Illinois.

In today’s deep dive, we’ll listen to a conversation with commissioner Will Stephens to learn more about what went into the process of selecting a new Illinois state flag.

217 Today is produced by Stephanie Mosqueda. Reporting today contributed by Emily Hays, Mae Antar, Anulika Ochuba, Kulsoom Khan and Mawa Iqbal.

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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.