217 Today: Raising roosters is big business. Now a push to ease penalties for cockfighting is ruffling feathers
Monday, March 18, 2024 Today’s headlines: A proposal in Springfield would ban the sale and distribution of some products made with so-called “forever chemicals” starting
217 Today: School substance use prevention efforts are crucial. The question is how to do it
Friday, March 15, 2024 Today’s headlines: Illinois lawmakers want to create a new state agency focused on early childhood care. An Illinois High School Association
217 Today: U of I dean Ruby Mendenhall is preparing to share a lifetime of writing as Urbana’s poet laureate
Thursday, March 14, 2024 Today’s headlines: Disability rights advocates are protesting an Illinois measure that would allow patients to take medication to end their lives.
217 Today: What would Bost and Bailey work on for Illinois’ 12th District if elected?
Wednesday, March 13, 2024 Today’s headlines: The Illinois State Capitol building was under lockdown yesterday as police investigated a threat. Thousands of people stand to lose
217 Today: This farmer’s livelihood was ruined by PFAS-contaminated fertilizer that few Midwest states test for
Tuesday, March 12, 2024 Today’s headlines: Many Illinois residents have had their federal student loans canceled under a new repayment plan. The state of Illinois
217 Today: More than an afterschool program, DREAAM provides mentorship and lasting relationships
Monday, March 11, 2024 Today’s headlines: Proposed legislation in Springfield could help Illinois Medicaid patients with serious mental health diagnoses get treatment more quickly. Illinois
217 Today: How a small Illinois college became a women’s wrestling powerhouse
Friday, March 8, 2024 Today’s headlines: Democratic U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth followed a theme last night by bringing an infertility specialist as her guest to
217 Today: Bruce Hornsby’s new collaboration
Thursday, March 7, 2024 Today’s headlines: Both Champaign and Urbana have an open seat on their school boards. Governor J.B. Pritzker says a new state-wide
217 Today: Illinois commission releases recommendations on how to make higher-ed funding more equitable
Wednesday, March 6, 2024 Today’s headlines: A former Democratic Illinois governor is teaming up with a Republican on ethics reform for politicians. A proposal in
217 Today: University of Illinois student journalists travel to Sierra Leone to document ‘period poverty’
Monday, March 5, 2024 Today’s headlines: The U.S. Supreme Court is putting an end to an Illinois challenge to knock Donald Trump off the ballot.
217 Today: How Peoria’s used bookstores thrive in the digital age and build community
Monday, March 4, 2024 Today’s headlines: Reproductive rights advocates and Illinois lawmakers say a recent ruling from Alabama’s high court is an opportunity for the
217 Today: NIU faculty piloting AI tool
Friday, March 1, 2024 Today’s headlines: A Cook County judge who booted Donald Trump from the ballot is agreeing to put her order on hold