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Delta Dental of Illinois Foundation, Illinois Children’s Healthcare Foundation Encourage Kids to Drink More Water
Sixty-seven Illinois schools will receive new water bottle-filling stations to encourage students to drink more water as part of the third round of H2O On the Go funding, a grant… Read more
Non-Veterans Can Safely Dispose of Prescription Medications
Chicago-area residents, including non-Veterans, can dispose of expired or unused prescription medications at all three area Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Centers on Oct. 29, from 10 a.m. to… Read more
Illinois Launches Safe Sleep Support Program
The Pritzker administration announced an expansive Illinois Safe Sleep Support program. The program, led by 12 government and community agencies, aims to address sudden unexpected infant death (SUID), one of… Read more
Lack of Access to Healthy Food May Raise Risk of Death from Heart Failure
Courtesy of American Heart Association A study reviewing data from nearly 3,000 counties in the United States has found that living in a community with easy access to grocery stores… Read more
Attorney General Raoul Urges Borrowers to Apply for Loan Forgiveness
Attorney General Kwame Raoul is reminding Illinois residents who have federal student loans that they could be eligible for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) limited waiver if they have… Read more
2022 Illinois Report Card Shows Highest Graduation Rate in a Decade
Illinois high schoolers notched their highest graduation rate in a decade, as students’ academic growth outpaced pre-pandemic levels, under ISBE’s nationally acclaimed Learning Renewal Guide. The statistics are being released… Read more
Rep. Hernandez, High School Student Pass Media Literacy Education Law
State Rep. Elizabeth “Lisa” Hernandez, D-Cicero, inspired by the research and tenacity of Naperville Central High School graduate Braden Hajer, passed a law requiring media literacy education for high school… Read more
Wintrust Community Banks Honors Latinx Leaders
Thirty Chicagoland Latinx leaders from the business, education and local government sectors were honored for their notable achievements during the second annual Latinx Community Awards at Wintrust Financial Corporation in… Read more
Multiagency Collaborative to Host Inaugural 2022 Vendor Summit
The Illinois Department of Central Management Services (CMS) announced the 2022 State of Illinois Vendor Summit, to be held on Thursday, November 10, 2022. The Summit will take place at… Read more
Statewide Payroll Jobs Up, Unemployment Rate Stable in September
The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced that the unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.5 percent, while nonfarm payrolls increased by +14,500 in September, based on preliminary data provided… Read more
