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May 16 - Sausage Gravy, Hash Rounds, Warm Fruit Compote, Orange Juice, Biscuit
May 17 - Chicken Patty, Baked Beans, Corn, Apricots, Bun
May 18 - Taco Salad w/ Lettuce/Spinach, Beans, Tomatoes, and Salsa, Pears, Whole Grain Taco Chips, Pudding
May 19 - Roast Pork Loin w/Gravy, Breaded Tomatoes, Creamed Peas & Potatoes, Pineapple , Whole Grain Rice
May 20 - Pepper Steak, Romaine Salad w/Dressing Pkt., Stir Fry Veggies, Warm Chunky Applesauce, Whole Grain Roll

•May 11, 2022•
By Capital News Illinois

Gov. JB Pritzker and Illinois Democrats warned of an “end to the constitutional right to privacy” if a leaked U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning the 1973 landmark decision in Roe v. Wade becomes finalized as precedent.
“It means women who lose access to the full suite of medical advances that give them choices in how and when they want to start a family are at risk,” Pritzker said at a morning news conference in Chicago.
At the same time, however, the Democrats touted a recent string of Illinois laws aimed at protecting the access to an abortion for Illinoisans and those visiting the state to receive reproductive health care. Read More

•May 11, 2022•
Highlighting the vital, positive roles older adults play in communities throughout the state and the services that support them, Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department on Aging (IDoA) are recognizing May as Older Americans Month.
“I’ve directed my administration to use every tool of government to enhance state services and supports for all residents to live their best lives,” said Governor JB Pritzker. “Senior Illinoisans deserve every dignity of their younger neighbors, and I’m proud to declare May Older Americans Month in recognition of all that our elders bring to the communities they call home.” Read More

•May 11, 2022•
By Jim Baumann
NP Guest Writer

If I know my readers, most of you are familiar with pickleball, waltzing, dinner by 5 and ... cribbage.
For those of a generation or two younger, today’s main topic might be foreign to you.
Tough beans. Cribbage is a terrific card game primarily for two players. It’s fast-paced and fun. Try it!
Reader Bev Cherney wrote with a question about cribbage’s lighting-fast self-scoring. Read More