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Springfield, Illinois · SpringfieldIntricate Minds provides free hypodermic needles and pipes to those struggling with addiction. The nonprofit is part of a harm-reduction strategy designed to reduce the spread of disease. The center also gives away condoms, pregnancy tests, Plan B and hosts a class called "Period Pooh"See the Story
Intricate Minds promotes harm reduction as a road to recovery
Springfield, Illinois · SpringfieldLee Milner reflects on his life and career
The date was Jan. 29, 2009, and Pat Quinn was sitting at his desk in the lieutenant governor's office, writing notes for what would become his inaugural speech as governor while the state Senate, one floor above, considered voting to remove Rod Blagojevich from office…See the Story
Photographing history
Springfield, Illinois · SpringfieldIllinois continues to
suffer from a shortage of teachers and other education professionals, although
recent efforts by the state to ease the strain have made an impact. That’s according to the latest annual survey of school officials from the Illinois
Association of Regional Superintendents of Schools, which has been conducting
the survey every year since 2017…See the Story
Cost of teaching degree followed by low pay, benefits, seen as obstacles
Springfield, Illinois · SpringfieldA poll taken by a national Democratic pollster purports to show which of those ideas has strong support and which do not. The program with the most respondents saying they strongly support it was free breakfast and lunch to public-school children in grades K through 12, regardless of income. At the bottom was health insurance for undocumented seniors at only 6%.See the Story
Rich Miller: Illinois voters express diverse priorities in poll
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Springfield, Illinois · SpringfieldThe bill for $4,079.32 was relatively small and so old that Treasurer-Collector Stephen Lonergan wasn't sure what it was for. The mistake was made by the city's contractor, Brinks Inc., the armored car service that handles cash management. No one is sure how it ended up in Illinois.See the Story
Springfield bill ends up in wrong Springfield, in rare mix-up
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Springfield, Illinois · SpringfieldFather Augustus Tolton’s life was explored in an October 2022 episode of EWTN’s “They Might Be Saints.” The Catholic Committee on Scouting in the Diocese of Springfield announced the Venerable Father Augustus Tolton Activity Patch, which honors the first recognized Black priest in the United States.See the Story
Illinois Diocese Creates Boy Scouts Patch Honoring Venerable Father Augustus Tolton
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