Officials: backyard bird feeders, bird baths may resume
SPRINGFIELD – Bird lovers may resume using backyard feeders and baths again, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources advised yesterday. The IDNR originally recommended the use of bird feeders and bird baths be suspended in response to
Governor signs equity-driven nursing home rate reform legislation
CHICAGO — Governor Pritzker signed an equity-focused nursing home rate legislation hoping to improve care for nursing home residents across Illinois yesterday. The legislation holds facility owners accountable by tying new funding to improving care for vulnerable
1 dead, 2 injured in shooting after New Orleans high school graduation at Xavier University
According to the New Orleans Police Department (“NOPD”), one person was killed and another two were injured outside of Xavier University’s convocation center Tuesday, following a New Orleans high school graduation ceremony. Shots were fired shortly before
Poco a Poco 2022 season brings community choir and more in-person events back
STREATOR – A student-based music festival is back for its 6th consecutive year this month in Streator. The 2022 Poco a Poco music festival will have a fully in-person series of events from June 18th
Homeland Security recovers 70 missing children and human trafficking victims in Texas operation
According to a release from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a three-week operation in west Texas dubbed “Operation Lost Souls” has led to the recovery of 70 missing children as well as sex trafficking victims. The