217 Today: McLean County immigrants fear dire consequences as Illinois ends medical coverage

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The exterior of the Community Health Care Clinic in Normal.
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Friday, May 16, 2025

Today’s headlines:

  • The Champaign County Juvenile Detention Center has new art on the walls of its facility. 
  • Next school year, students at Booker T. Washington STEM Academy in Champaign will have a new principal.
  • A law enforcement accountability measure inspired by the death of Sonya Massey has cleared the Illinois legislature.
  • Consumer advocates are pushing back against Ameren Illinois’ $134 million rate hike request before state regulators.

In today’s deep dive, we’ll hear how changes to a state health program are affecting immigrant families in Illinois.

217 Today is produced by Stephanie Mosqueda. Reporting today contributed by A. Oishii Basu, Alex Degman, Emily Hays, Arjun Thakker, Will Bauer and Cindy Alcazar.

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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.