Is it worth it? Black culture and its current crisis
Sidney Madden, Corey Antonio Rose and gospel music icon Yolanda Adams spoke with the Dialogue team during the August 2024 NABJ conference in Chicago.
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217 Today: Urbana’s Yankee Ridge Multilingual School opens to support bilingual education
Friday, August 23, 2024 Today’s headlines: In today’s deep dive, we’ll listen to a conversation with the principal of the new multilingual elementary school in Urbana. 217 Today is produced by Stephanie Mosqueda. Reporting today contributed by Reginald Hardwick, Christine Hatfield, Dave McKinney and Emily Hays.
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Kamala Harris at DNC summons Americans to reject divisions and defeat threat of Trump’s candidacy
CHICAGO — Vice President Kamala Harris called on Americans to join her to “chart a new way forward” as she accepted the Democratic nomination on Thursday, arguing her personal story and prosecutorial background made her uniquely qualified to protect their interests and beat Republican Donald Trump. Taking the stage to a thunderous standing ovation at…
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Voices of 2024 DNC Delegates
Thousands of delegates from around the country representing various causes and organizations from all walks of life are attending the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. IPM News spoke to some of them. “I am actually a breast cancer survivor. And last year, the 2024 legislation I worked to get a bipartisan bill- breast…
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WILL Call: What’s Happening in Champaign-Urbana Aug. 22 – Aug. 25
Listen to Kimberly Schofield talk about weekend events on IPM News AM 580 and FM 90.9 – Wednesdays at 6:45 and 8:45 a.m., and Thursdays at 5:44 p.m. Thursday, August 22 LeRoy Fall Festival Location: Downtown LeRoy Details: Enjoy the annual festival with food, games, carnival rides,…
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217 Today: Union leaders, Pete Buttigieg attack Donald Trump during an Illinois delegation’s breakfast
Thursday, August 22, 2024 Today’s headlines: In today’s deep dive, we’ll listen to what some speakers had to say during yesterday morning’s breakfast at the Democratic National Convention. 217 Today is produced by Stephanie Mosqueda. Reporting today contributed by Mae Antar, Anulika Ochuba, Jim Meadows, Kristen Schorsch and Mawa Iqbal.
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Walz’s night, Bill Clinton’s dig at Trump, influencers flexing clout. DNC Day 3 takeaways
CHICAGO (AP) — The Democratic National Convention’s third night showcased a familiar former president, Bill Clinton, and introduced more Americans to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, little known outside his state until Vice President Kamala Harris selected him as her running mate. Walz, with his background as a former teacher and football coach, used his speech to put a small-town spin on the…
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Illinois banking on transfers, experience to erase the memories of a frustrating season
The Illini welcome several key transfers and have quarterback Luke Altmyer heading into his second season as the expected starter.
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Chicago’s top cop defends West Loop arrests as protest organizer calls officers ‘thugs’
Hugs and warm food greeted more than a dozen people released from custody Wednesday morning, the day after protesters clashed with Chicago police in the West Loop, the largest confrontation so far during the DNC. Supporters said they waited for hours outside a police station at Belmont and Western that is being used as a…
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In primetime DNC speech, Pritzker leans into role of benevolent billionaire
CHICAGO – Cheered on by an Illinois delegation watching from the floor of the United Center, Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday night embraced an identity that’s generally proven alienating in both Democratic and Republican politics: being extremely wealthy. “Donald Trump thinks that we should trust him on the economy, because he claims to be very…
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217 Today: Delegates reflect on Kamala Harris’ nomination at the Democratic National Convention
Wednesday, August 21, 2024 Today’s headlines: In today’s deep dive, we’ll listen to what some delegates at the DNC have to say about the convention and Kamala Harris entering the presidential race. 217 Today is produced by Stephanie Mosqueda. Reporting today contributed by Anulika Ochuba, Reginald Hardwick, Lisa Dwyer, Kristen Schorsch and Christine Hatfield.
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Looking back at 1968 DNC: How is the history relevant to 2024 DNC?
As the DNC heads into its third day in Chicago, thousands of people continued to protest U.S. support for Israel as it wages war against the militant group, Hamas. Hamas executed an attack on October 7 that killed some 1,200 Israelis and roughly 200 Israeli hostages were taken as well. However, Israel’s retaliatory military offensive…
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A double dose of Obama firepower, a doting spouse and a dance party: Takeaways from Day 2 of the DNC
The Democratic National Convention’s second night served up a double dose of Obama firepower for Vice President Kamala Harris.
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What to watch as the Democratic National Convention enters its second day in Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) — The Democratic National Convention heads into its second day on Tuesday. With President Joe Biden having addressed delegates, the week’s full focus now turns to Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, as the party and its leaders aim to argue why their new nominee is best suited to be…
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217 Today: Gov. JB Pritzker says his wife may be the final decision maker in his next political move
Tuesday, August 20, 2024 Today’s headlines: In today’s deep dive, we’ll hear parts of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker’s speech at the DNC yesterday and what he says it’ll take for him to run for a third term. 217 Today is produced by Stephanie Mosqueda. Reporting today contributed by Mae Antar, Mawa Iqbal, Lisa Kurian Philip, Alex…
