News Progress

•January 18, 2023• The Discovery Partners Institute (DPI) and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced today a new website that tracks the levels of COVID-19 in wastewater samples in Chicago and other cities across Illinois. The interactive online tool builds on the statistics posted on the CDC’s COVID Data Tracker website and provides more Illinois-specific data in easy-to-understand charts. “This data is now going to be available to researchers and the public alike, giving everyone as accurate picture as possible for the pandemic,” said Bill Jackson, executive director of DPI. “This is a game-changer in terms of transparency … Read More

•January 18, 2023• By Cheri Burcham Family Life Educator Since we have started a new year, and that usually involves resolutions on changes and how we will improve ourselves, I thought this would be a good time to share this article written by Extension Educator Michele Crawford. Michele says: Often when I talk to adults about self-care the conversation leads to changes people want to make in their life. These changes may be physical, emotional, mental, or spiritual. This seems natural as taking the time to recognize where we do and don’t take care of ourselves builds self-awareness and from … Read More

•January 18, 2023• Freshmen High Honors: Avery Alexander, Kayden Allen, Ryker Beckmier, Olivia Binion, Jada Bontreger, August Burton, Ruby Burton, Lucas Butcher, Savannah Butcher, Alexandria Clark, Chloe Custer, Alexus Dodge, Daylon Doggett, Emma Forman, Easton Frederick, Brooklyn Gingerich, Cash Hale, Cruz Hale, Will Hilligoss, Tristan Keagle, Kimberly Krutsinger, Brayden Leech, Jakhany Medina, Summer Melton, Abigail Miller, Makenzie Miller, Kamden Morfey, Sierra Peeler, Anna Rawlins, Alyssa Richards, Logan Schrock, Trey Strode, Karaline Vanausdoll, Lily Vanda. Freshmen Honor Roll: Skylar Amacher, Ashley Byler, Michael Cassella, Aiden Cazel, Steven Harris, Kaden Herschberger, Nicholas Hubster, Dalilah Mendoza, Cheyenne Pickett, Addison Rohr, Gracelyn Romine, Justin … Read More

•January 18, 2023• By Jim Baumann NP Guest Writer As I’ve written before, repetition can be used quite effectively in writing, especially if you’re crafting a song. You want the refrain to really tie the tune together. The refrain in English band ABC’s 1985 release “Be Near Me” takes that to the extreme: Be near me, be near Be near me, be near Be near You’ll have to turn on your Spotify machine to listen to the song, if you’re interested. It’s difficult, however, to come up with a reason for redundancy in your writing being a good thing. Reader … Read More