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A woman wearing a white hat, orange shirt and metallic purple jacket stares off to the right side of the screen. Another woman behind her wearing a black jacked does the same thing. They are both inside a car.
Albany Road, filmed primarily in Champaign, follows the journey of two intergenerational women forced to share a rental car.
  • Photo: Faith Filmworks

Friday, November 22, 2024

Today’s headlines:

  • A Central Illinois food bank is supplying hay to farmers in North Carolina recently impacted by Hurricane Helene.
  • The Champaign County Board is extending an agreement that’s meant to provide some homes with contaminated well water access to clean municipal drinking water.
  • College hopefuls can now fill out the federal application to get financial assistance paying for tuition.
  • Illinois lawmakers’ two-week fall session has come and gone – with not a lot to show for it.

In today’s deep dive, we’ll listen to a conversation with Christine Swanson, the director of the movie Albany Road which was released nationwide last week. 

217 Today is produced by Stephanie Mosqueda. Reporting today contributed by Kulsoom Khan, Anulika Ochuba, Lisa Kurian Philip, Alex Degman and Kimberly Schofield.

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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.