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By Trent Rice Dec 31, 2020 AMES, Iowa -- The Ames Public Library will no longer charge fines on overdue books and other items. "I think we all recognize that it is a barrier to access, and sometimes, our customers who need us the most are blocked or deterred from using us over fear of fines" says Ames Library Director Shelia Schofer. She says the fines can especially penalize people with lower incomes. "Overdue fines not to turn irresponsible patrons into responsible ones. They only distingui...

PEORIA — In a historic moment, health care workers in Chicago and Peoria on Tuesday became the first groups in Illinois to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, marking what Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike called “the beginning of the end” of the pandemic. The vaccine, developed by the drug companies Pfizer and BioNTech, was granted Emergency Use Authorization by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week and is now being shipped throughout the United Sta...

PEORIA — In a historic moment, health care workers in Chicago and Peoria on Tuesday became the first groups in Illinois to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, marking what Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike called “the beginning of the end” of the pandemic. The vaccine, developed by the drug companies Pfizer and BioNTech, was granted Emergency Use Authorization by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week and is now being shipped throughout the United Sta...