217 Today: University of Illinois’ Summer Piano Institute returns for the first time since 2019

Friday, July 29, 2022

Today’s headlines:

• Illinois state lawmakers met on Thursday to discuss closing a loophole that allows people with revoked gun permits to still buy ammunition.
• The developers of a multistate carbon capture pipeline this week submitted an application to build the Illinois portion.
• A weekend-long effort to combat local gun violence starts on Friday.

In today’s deep dive, we’ll hear about the Summer Piano Institute, which is back at the University of Illinois for the first time since 2019.

217 Today is produced by Sydney Wood. Reporting today contributed by Mawa Iqbal, Tim Shelley, Harrison Malkin and Jim Meadows.