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Illinois ranks second in the nation for the cumulative number of children and youth diagnosed with COVID-19. Illinois youth, 19 years old and under, make up 15% of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Illinois as of Feb. 11. Thats according to figures from the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Childrens Hospital Association. Only 2.3% of children with COVID-19 end up hospitalized, but some deal with lasting health effects. And there are indirect impacts as well – academic progress and social an...

For several years there has been a waiting list in Sangamon County for children to receive free books through Dolly Partons Imagination Library (DPIL), a program that helps get children ready for kindergarten, beginning at birth. This week United Way, which administers the program, announces that an anonymous donor has come forward with a donation of $70,000 to pay for the current waiting list of 781 children and add a cushion for new enrollees. A committee is now working to help get the pr...

Beautiful Raya, A moving, cautionary tale Though it does follow the template Disney has cashed in on for years, Raya and the Last Dragon is...

Tiffany Mathis and Buffy Lael-Wolf Response to the pandemic and how to address equity issues were hot topics during a virtual forum for Springfield school board candidates. The Feb. 25 event was hosted by the Faith Coalition for the Common Good and League of Women Voters. Two of seven seats will be up for grabs during the April 6 election. Judith Johnson will not run to retain her seat in Subdistrict 6, and there are three candidates to fill t...

Photo by Bruce Rushton When the city sued two years ago to force fixes to this house, it discovered that the owner had died in 1964. Eyesores can last years in Springfield. Consider 2809 Poplar Avenue. In lieu of shingles, a sheet of plastic is nailed to part of the roof. A green notice posted by city inspectors who declared the building unsafe ...

These lines come from a young mom daughter of a former student – we've kept up over the years here she hits a bullseye with...

Handcuffed by deputies, no charges filed

Springfield professor's project on a less explored form of discrimination

State audit and child advocates call for change The Illinois Auditor General recommended a sweeping list of changes for the states Department of Children and Family Services in regards to LGBTQ youth. The audit released earlier this month found the agency failed to comply with best practices – such as identifying youth in care who are LGBTQ and ensuring they are placed in homes that affirm their sexual orientation and gender identity. It includes information from 2017 to 2020, w...

Barack Obama's reflections on the presidency