The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program is now open to all income-eligible households, and State Senator Rachel Ventura is urging eligible families to apply to receive assistance with natural gas, propane, and electricity bills. LIHEAP provides one-time payments directly to energy service providers on behalf of recipients. While the amount of support varies based on […]
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Making the Holiday Season dementia-friendly: The DOs and DON’T’s
Caring for a Loved One with Dementia With the holiday season in full swing, the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) is offering tips to help the millions of Americans caring for a loved one with dementia celebrate the holidays with their loved one in a dementia-friendly manner. “People with dementia can still, and should be […]
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Treasurer Frerichs returns $47 Million In missing money ahead of Holidays
The Illinois State Treasurer’s Office returned nearly $47 million in missing money during November, Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs announced. The total includes more than $45.9 million in cash and interest and more than $1 million in stock value. All told, 81,906 claims were paid in November. “Returning missing money is even more special during the […]
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As deadline looms, assault weapons registration rules still unresolved
Lawmakers continue questioning rules as case appears headed to U.S. Supreme Court Firearm owners in Illinois will have to wait at least another month before knowing exactly what items they must register with the Illinois State Police under the state’s assault weapons ban, even as the deadline for submitting those registrations is less than three […]
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Dream Academy Foundation to give toys and holiday gifts to over 2000 families
Dream Academy Foundation is excited to host its 5th Annual Holiday Party and Toy Giveaway for over 2000 families on December 16th from 2 pm-5 pm at DoubleTree Grand Ball Room-1909 Spring Rd, Oakbrook, IL 60523. The foundation’s most anticipated day is dedicated to bringing joy to families in DuPage, Will, and Cook Counties who are less […]
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Sheriff Dart, Illinois Secretary of State Giannoulias Partner to Provide State ID Cards to Individuals Leaving Cook County Jail
Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart and Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced today a partnership to provide State Identification Cards for individuals leaving Cook County Jail. The partnership is the first of its kind for a county jail. Government issued IDs are critical for enrolling in educational programs, onboarding for jobs as well […]
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Our Ever-Changing Christmas Story
Christmas is always changing. The biblical story never changes but your story is always changing. How we celebrate and view the story of Mary and Joseph and the baby Jesus may change throughout life. We view the story one way as children but then the story matures as we age. We all have a lot […]
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Rainbow PUSH Global Automotive Summit 2023 scores high marks for the automotive industry
In Detroit in 1998, Rainbow PUSH launched its Automotive Project. The purpose today remains the same as over two decades ago: to work with automotive manufacturing companies to ensure African Americans and other people of color have access to opportunities at every level of the industry. It needs to be recognized that even while this […]
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Treatment center approved at old Silver Cross site
The Joliet City Council by a 5-3 voted Tuesday approved a special use permit to allow a women’s opioid addiction supportive living facility at 1301 Copperfield Ave. at the old site of Silver Cross Hospital. Volunteers of America, which would operate Hope Manor Village Joliet, said women are at a high risk for opioid addiction […]
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The CDC estimates that 1.2 million people in America have HIV, and 1 in 8 carriers don’t know it.
On the eve of World AIDS Day, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention put out a call for urgency and a collective commitment to ending the HIV pandemic in America. Agency officials said while there has been recent progress in HIV prevention, the world remains at a crossroads.“Without sufficient investment in HIV prevention, […]
