Here are 26 reasons you should consider spending more time outdoors if your doctor mentions that your vitamin D levels are low.
26 Symptoms of Low Vitamin D You Need to Know About
Posted inPolitics, Regional
Law aims to further tackle teacher shortage
“Students need to be familiar with their teacher, even if it’s for a short period of time,” said State Senator Meg Loughran Cappel (D-Shorewood), one of the lawmakers who supported the bill. “For students, they will be able to continue learning and growing while maintaining consistency in the classroom.”
Posted inNational, News, Politics
Local student loan borrowers urged to be wary of scammers after Supreme Court decision
The court’s decision ends the repayment pause, which means federal student loans begin accruing interest Sept. 1, and payments resume in October. Loan servicers will send consumers a notice of payment at least 21 days before their payment is due.
Posted inJoliet, Latest News, Lifestyle, News
Local ministry gives churches and S.O.S. Village donations
“We distributed 25 packages of 10 per child making a total of 250 pairs of socks, another 250 pairs to Pastor Earnest Jones of Christ Vision Community Church, 326 E. 18th St and the S.O.S. Village in Lockport, with a total of 850 socks,” said Prophetess Holloway.
Posted inCommentary
IL Freedom Caucus statement on Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. V. President and Fellows of Harvard College ruling
“Racism has no place in our society. We cannot hope to ever right past wrongs by committing new wrongs. Colleges that denied black applicants simply on the basis of the color of their skin committed a grave evil. The way to stop racism is to stop enacting racist policies and that is exactly what the Supreme Court has done with their ruling.
Posted inCommentary, News
Statement by Dr. Gail C. Christopher, Executive Director, National Collaborative for Health Equity
The decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to end affirmative action in higher education is much more than just a bad ruling; this is an embarrassment on a global scale.
Posted inNews, Romeoville
Ventura: 2012 IEPA Compliance Agreement Prevents “cap-in-place” closure for Midwest Generation coal ash ponds in Romeoville
Ventura’s in-district work this summer has been heavily centered on local environmental cleanup efforts. She engaged in a proactive effort to address the three coal ash sites in the 43rd District by advocating for a full cleanup versus a “cap-in-place” method that would fail to remove coal ash contaminants from the soil at the Romeoville site.
Posted inBooks, Lifestyle, Living
“Black Folk: The Roots of the Black Working Class” by Blair LM Kelley
“My work as a historian has always begun with the stories of my ancestors,” says Kelley and she opens this book with an angry man, his son, and the story of Henry, who was “born in bondage” and ultimately became a blacksmith. Kelley admits that she doesn’t know much about Henry’s earliest life but in adulthood, he became a voter and “he was part of a community” – something that Kelly “found time and again” had given “Black folks [a] sense of self.”
Posted inJoliet, News
Spencer Road (Cherry Hill Road to Gougar Road) Road Closure
Spencer Road between Cherry Hill Road and Gougar Road will be closed beginning Monday, July 10, 2023, for roadway reconstruction. It is anticipated that the work will be completed, and the road reopened to vehicular traffic on Friday September 15, 2023. Detour routes will be posted. Drivers are advised to reduce speed, exercise caution, […]
Posted inFood
Old-Fashioned Banana Cream Pie
Servings: 8 / Total Time: 10 mins Ingredients Directions: Old-Fashioned Banana Cream Pie Recipe photo by Taste of Home
