News Progress

•February 24, 2021•
Lakeview College of Nursing in Danville and Charleston awarded numerous scholarships for the Spring 2021 semester. Those from the local area who received scholarships include the following:
Whitney Miller, of Sullivan, received the Manford Darnall Memorial Nursing Scholarship Fund and Hannah Nowlin, of Atwood, received the Helen Feldkamp Memorial Scholarship. Both attend Lakeview’s Charleston Campus.
Lakeview College of Nursing offers a bachelor of science in nursing degree. It is a single-purpose, private institution that has specialized in nursing education in the Danville, IL area since 1894. Lakeview began offering the program in Charleston, IL, in the fall of 2001.

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•February 17, 2021•
Gov. JB Pritzker’s office says he will propose a budget with no tax increases for the upcoming fiscal year, and the deficit is now projected at about $2.5 billion less than previously thought.
The governor introduces his proposed budget each year, but lawmakers in the General Assembly have the ultimate say as to what funding gets appropriated. Pritzker is scheduled to outline his full budget proposal on Feb. 17 in a virtual message, although details have not been finalized, according to his office.
In a brief, 250-word outline of the upcoming fiscal year 2022 budget proposal, the governor’s office said the state will keep spending flat from a year ago while closing “corporate tax loopholes” worth $900 million. The outline did not identify any specific loopholes. Read More

•February 17, 2021•
By Jim Baumann
NP Guest Writer

My wife walked into my ersatz office Tuesday morning while I was between meetings and proffered her spoon.
Is this one I send shuddering down the garbage disposal, I thought?
And then I saw it: a lone, misshapen Cheerio.
“It was the last one in the bowl,” she said. “Look.”
Pareidolia strikes again!
On Wednesday morning, my wife shared with me a Cheerios ad on the TV that announced General Mills had begin adding heart-shaped Cheerios to its boxes to spice things up.
So, it was not an example of pareidolia at all. Read More

•February 17, 2021•
Cheri Burcham
Extension Educator, U of I Extension
Extension Educator Diane Reinhold recently posted this article about sleep on her blog, and I felt like this would be great information to share. Diane says that adequate, quality sleep is essential for our health and wellbeing. Sleep helps the body to heal and restore itself. It is vital for brain and heart health, mood and physical function, and a healthy immune system. However, as we age, many people report issues related to the amount of time they sleep and their overall sleep quality. Older adults tend to wake more frequently and spend less time in deep sleep. Although total sleep time is decreased only slightly, from 6.5 to 7 hours/night, the perception of sleep time and quality will differ compared to younger adults. Older adults may have difficulties falling and staying asleep, spend more time in light sleep, and frequently wake due to anxiety, pain, discomfort, or the need to use the restroom. Read More