Friday, July 16, 2021
Today’s headlines:
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Illinois will become the first state in the nation to ban police from lying to suspects under 18 during interrogation under a measure signed into law by Governor J.B. Pritzker Thursday.
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Researchers at Southern Illinois University are studying the causes of burnout in the nursing profession.
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Some Illinoisans are getting ready to fly to Tokyo next week for the 2020 Olympics.
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The COVID-19 Delta variant has reached Champaign County. Officials with the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District say the variant appears to be more transmissible.
In today’s deep dive, protests last summer fueled a debate over police in schools. In many cities, the conversation about “school resource officers” or “SROs” continues.
Reporting today contributed by Hannah Meisel, Steph Whiteside, Dana Cronin and Peter Medlin.
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