Mother Of Two Frustrated After Financial Aid From Illinois Was Cut Off Due To Glitch; ‘Everybody Says It’s Somebody Else’s Fault’
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CHICAGO (CBS) You’ve heard of people on unemployment struggling to get benefits. Now a South Side woman says the state’s botching another kind of taxpayer-funded aid: cash assistance for families in poverty.
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CBS 2 Morning Insider Tim McNicholas is pressing the Illinois Department of Human Services for answers.
For Crystal Rodriguez, every dollar counts – from bus money to laundry detergent. The mom of two says the pandemic’s made her finances even tighter.
New Dual Biography Features Environmental Activist James Phillips and Animal Activist Steve Hindi From:
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The Fox Feats and Shark Tales of Pollution Fighter James F. Phillips and Animal Rights Warrior Steven O. Hindi
by Pauline Marie Gambill
James F. Phillips (1930-2001), known as âthe Fox;â and
The book delves into the early lives of Phillips and Hindi and looks at what drove them to a fierce and relentless dedication to their causes. Their journeys were not without serious and dangerous obstacles, andâin Hindiâs caseâeven resulted in physical injury. In addition to the telling of the menâs intriguing histories, visual images provide an important peek into their lives and work.
State of Illinois Distributes Over 1,100 Connectivity and Assistive Devices to Keep Older Illinoisans Connected During COVID-19 myradiolink.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from myradiolink.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Tech devices keep seniors connected
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Lisa Armocida of Staunton receives a technology device bundle from Paula Basta, director of the Illinois Department of Aging.Provided
The Illinois Department on Aging and Illinois Department of Human Services has distributed more than 1,100 devices to older adults and people with disabilities to increase connectivity for those disproportionally affected by the pandemic.
Paula Basta, director of the Illinois Department of Aging, recently visited the Illinois Assistive Technology Program Building to personally deliver technology device bundles to Lisa Armocida, 67, of Staunton and others.
“We really need each other, even more than we understand or know,” Basta said. “The pandemic allowed us to creatively form new partnerships and come up with innovative solutions to ensure that our older adults remain safe and in their own homes. Providing these new technologies help establish the social connection tha
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Attorneys today filed suit on behalf of the family of 90-year-old Richard Cieski, Sr., a Korean War veteran who died in November 2020 following exposure to the novel coronavirus at the LaSalle Veterans’ Home.
The facility was negligent in failing to protect their husband and father from the virus, the family says, citing the facility’s apparent lack of precautions or preparation from the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020 to the start of the November outbreak that ultimately resulted in the death of 36 residents.
Mr. Cieski died on November 15, 2020, having been exposed to the virus during that outbreak.