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IBHE to Use Funding to Improve Early Childhood Education
Knowing that effective, skilled, and diverse early childhood educators are essential to classroom quality, Governor JB Pritzker has awarded the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) $1.3 million in grants… Read more
Oak Street Health Survey Identifies Ways to Improve Mental Health Support Seniors in Self-Quarantine
In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month this May, Oak Street Health shared findings of a survey exploring the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the mental health of older adults. As… Read more
Self-Care Starts With Self-Worth: Simple Steps to Maintain Mental and Emotional Equanimity
“How we take care of ourselves directly correlates to the way we value ourselves, our self-worth,” says Anne Ockene Boudreau, author of the new book, “A Human Mosaic: Heal, Renew,… Read more
Healthy Eating Behaviors in Childhood May Reduce Adult Obesity
How children are fed may be just as important as what they are fed, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association, “Caregiver Influences on Eating Behaviors… Read more
Coping Amid COVID-19
By: Ashmar Mandou A recent mental health poll by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that “nearly 45 percent of adults across the United States say that worry and stress related… Read more
Peoples Gas Encourages Customers to Apply for Financial Assistance
Peoples Gas reminds customers financial assistance is available through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and Share the Warmth program. Customers who need help paying their heating bills… Read more
Free Mask Drive Thru
Berwyn Township Assessor David Avila will join Alderman Rafael Avila, Alderman Scott Lennon, Berwyn Census 2020 and Educational Giving Tree to host a free mask drive-thru giveaway in order to keep… Read more
CBA Program Will Offer Free Legal Advice
Attorneys with the Chicago Bar Association’s Call-A-Lawyer Program will be available to take calls from the public and offer legal advice on Saturday, May 16, as part of an ongoing… Read more
Avoid Stimulus Checks Scams
The distribution of $1,200 stimulus checks to Americans has given rise to unprecedented online scams. The FTC has thus far received 18,235 reports of fraud costing victims $13.44 million; Google… Read more
Start to Reopen Illinois
By Daniel Nardini As more people are filing lawsuits against Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker to reopen their businesses, it is becoming apparent that more people (especially in the counties… Read more »