Bill Creating Mental Illness, Substance Abuse Housing Recovery Program Passes
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Senate passed a bill Wednesday which would create a new housing program for individuals living with mental illness or substance use disorders. House
New Health Care Law Aims To Stop Systemic Racism
SPRINGFIELD — Before Vallena Adkinson’s 35-year-old daughter Helen Heath died in March from complications of the autoimmune disease lupus, Adkinson spent years navigating a health
With Black Women At Highest Risk of Maternal Death, Some States Extending Medicaid
When a woman dies during pregnancy or within a year of childbirth in Illinois, that’s considered a maternal death. Karen Tabb Dina reviews cases like
‘I…Thought I Was Saving His Life’: Families Of LaSalle Vets’ Home COVID Victims Prepare To Sue
SPRINGFIELD – Beth Ouimet thought she had lucked out in the summer of 2019 when her father got a placement in the state-run LaSalle Veterans’ Home
Rural Areas Lag In Vaccination Rates, CDC Report Shows
COVID-19 vaccination rates are lower in rural counties than in urban counties, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Theatre’s Gradual Return In C-U
URBANA — Things haven’t been easy for community theaters in Champaign-Urbana this past year, according to their leaders. Kelly Nowlin, executive director of the
Measure To Supply Menstrual Products In All School Bathrooms Passes House
SPRINGFIELD – A bill that would require schools to provide free menstrual hygiene products in all bathrooms for grades 4 through 12 passed the Illinois
Black Lives Matter Louisville Trying To Improve Community Health
LOUISVILLE — Outside a high-rise apartment building for seniors in Louisville’s West End, volunteer Harriett Rankin helped residents board a long white van to get
Fully Vaccinated Illinoisans Can Ditch Their Masks In Most Circumstances: Pritzker
SPRINGFIELD — Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday said Illinoisans who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 no longer need to wear face masks in most circumstances.
‘Unique Historical Fear’ Of Carle Billing Practices May Lead Some To Skip COVID Vaccine, Health Officials Worry
CHAMPAIGN — Eight years ago, Terry Maher, a professional bassoonist living in Champaign, was unexpectedly charged a hospital “facility fee” for allergy shots that she
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