217 Today: What’s Happening in Champaign-Urbana Feb. 27 – Mar. 02

217 Today: What’s Happening in Champaign-Urbana Feb. 27 – Mar. 02

Thursday, February 27, 2025 Today’s headlines: Gene Hackman, the Academy Award winning actor who was raised in Danville, has died. The Associated Press reports that Gene Hackman was born in California and grew up in Danville, where his father worked as a newspaper pressman for the Commercial-News. Some U of I students are worried about…

217 Today: Fantastical, satirical, unapologetic: Millie Wilson’s ‘Museum of Lesbian Dreams’ at Krannert Art Museum

217 Today: Fantastical, satirical, unapologetic: Millie Wilson’s ‘Museum of Lesbian Dreams’ at Krannert Art Museum

In today’s deep dive, we’ll listen to a conversation with artist Millie Wilson about their exhibit at the Krannert Art Museum that challenges historical representations of gender and sexuality.