217 Today: Amid deportation threats, DeKalb area families learn more about guardianship forms
Local volunteers are helping families navigate their options in the event parents get deported. WNIJ News
Monday, January 27, 2025
Today's headlines:
- The Smart Start Illinois program is expanding, meaning the state could pay preschool tuition for more than 5,000 additional kids.
- The legal team for former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is presenting its closing arguments in his landmark federal corruption trial.
- The Illinois Department of Public Health has launched a dashboard for data on firearm-related injuries and violent deaths.
- The Fighting Illini men’s basketball team defeated the Northwestern Wildcats at State Farm Center yesterday.
In today's deep dive, we'll learn how residents in northern Illinois are supporting immigrant families who could be impacted by President Trump’s plan to launch mass deportation.
217 Today is produced by Stephanie Mosqueda. Reporting today contributed by Alex Degman, Dave McKinney, Mawa Iqbal, Colin Hislope and Maria Gardner Lara.