Monday, September 23, 2024 Today’s headlines: In today’s deep dive, we’ll hear a conversation with one of this year’s Immigrant Welcome Award winners about their work with The Immigration Project. 217 Today is produced by Stephanie Mosqueda. Reporting today contributed by Emily Hays, Mawa Iqbal, Kate Grumke and Stephanie Mosqueda.
Today, Dialogue untangles the myths behind natural hair and dives into spaces made for the community by the community.
The Illini are 4-0 overall and 1-0 in the Big Ten and have beaten two ranked opponents in the same season for the first time since 2007.
The university said they have scheduled six more bargaining sessions.
The eleventh annual Immigrant Welcome Awards will be held at the Urbana Free Library this Sunday. Six awards will be presented to honor people and businesses that are working to make Champaign County a welcoming space for immigrants. Ricardo Diaz serves on the board of the CU Immigration Forum, which is the main sponsor of…
URBANA – With students resuming school, coughs and sneezes have become more prevalent across campus at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. And the number of flu cases has been surging ever since, according to Awais Vaid, executive director of McKinley Health Center. In response to the surge, McKinley will be providing free, walk-in flu shots…
Friday, September 20, 2024 Today’s headlines: In today’s deep dive, we’ll learn how farmers are using prairie strips to improve their soil and water quality. 217 Today is produced by Stephanie Mosqueda. Reporting today contributed by Mawa Iqbal, Brian Munoz, Reginald Hardwick and Rachel Cramer.
Listen to Kimberly Schofield and Adelyn Mui 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, September 19 Champaign-Urbana Light the Night 2024 Time: 4-7 p.m. Location: Alma Mater Plaza, Hallene Gateway (intersection of Illinois…
Jury deliberated for nearly 15 hours before announcing stalemate on all counts
Testimony rests on whether banned weapons are suited to military or civilian uses
The court affirmed lower court rulings that threw out evidence of a small amount of marijuana discovered during a traffic stop in Henry County in 2020.
URBANA — The University of Illinois Board of Trustees approved an $8.3 billion budget for the current fiscal year, representing a 6.2% increase from fiscal year 2024. The U of I system reported another record year in student enrollment for the fall semester, with a systemwide total of 97,772 enrolled students at the universities in…
WASHINGTON – Senator Dick Durbin participated in a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing earlier this week focused on combating the rise of hate crimes in the U.S. The hearing examined threats facing marginalized communities and how the federal government can better protect the civil rights and safety of all including Jewish, Arab, and Muslim Americans. …
Thursday, September 19, 2024 Today’s headlines: In today’s deep dive, we’ll learn why some farmers are suing Tyson Farms. 217 Today is produced by Stephanie Mosqueda. Reporting today contributed by Linda Kenyon, Alex Degman, Mae Antar and Frank Morris.
Commercial chicken farmers literally bet the farm, spending millions of dollars on land and enormous chicken houses to raise birds they never own — putting their livelihoods in the hands of a single company that is both their supplier and sole buyer. When Tyson closed a processing plant in southeast Missouri, some farmers facing bankruptcy…