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High Prices, Gaps in Availability Across Illinois Highlight Patchwork Child Care System
As Pritzker makes $250M pitch for child care investment, data show the obstacles to access across Illinois •March 8, 2023• By Andrew Adams Capitol News Illinois aadams @ capitolnewsillinois.com In some Illinois communities, finding child care isn’t just a routine task for families to work through, but a seemingly impossible dream. In some of those places, costs are too high for middle class families to afford. In others, day cares have had to cut staff, limiting the number of available placements. Some areas, especially rural ones, have just one or two licensed day care centers for a population of hundreds … Read More
Daylight Saving Time – “Turn and Test”
•March 8, 2023• Daylight Saving Time begins this Sunday, March 12, and the Red Cross reminds you to turn your clocks forward one hour and test your smoke alarms. Working smoke alarms can cut the risk of dying in a home fire by 50 percent. It is important to “Turn and Test” to help stay safe from home fires – the nation’s most frequent disaster. … Read More
DCEO Celebrates Women’s HERstory Month
•March 8, 2023• The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) launched its annual Women’s HERstory Month campaign — developed to celebrate and support women-owned businesses and future female founders throughout Illinois. As part of the month-long celebration, DCEO is hosting events, launching a social media campaign, and sharing new resources to elevate and promote Illinois’ entrepreneurial women. “DCEO is committed to uplifting communities who have historically faced barriers to business ownership, and we’re proud to spotlight and support women-owned businesses across our great state during Women’s History Month and beyond,” said Acting DCEO Director Kristin A. Richards. “In … Read More
Facts for Families: Illinois Extension FCS Professionals Help Area Residents to “Live Well”
•March 8, 2023• By Cheri Burcham Family Life Educator Health is a lot more than how one looks and feels. Conversations about health should include all eight dimensions or areas of wellness—that is mental, social, emotional, spiritual, financial, occupational, environmental, and intellectual. That’s the focus of Living Well Month, a national event in March promoting overall wellness and the education provided by Family and Consumer Sciences professionals to improve the lives of people, families, and communities. “The Illinois Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences works through University of Illinois Extension to offer information that will help families achieve a … Read More
Obituaries 3-8-2023: Kathleen Wood
Kathleen Wood Kathleen Wood, 97, of Sullivan, passed away at 7 p.m., Saturday December 31, 2022, in St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur. … Read More
Obituaries 3-8-2023: Debra Monroe
Debra Monroe Debra Kay Monroe, 62, of Bethany passed away at 6:35 a.m., March 3, 2023, in Decatur Memorial Hospital. … Read More
Obituaries 3-8-2023: Dwight Miller
Dwight Miller Dwight A. Miller, 91, of Sullivan, passed away in Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. Graveside services will be 11 a.m., Friday, March 10, in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan with Pastor Grant Wade officiating. Military honors will be conducted by the Sullivan American Legion Post #68. … Read More