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Press Release Lottery Holiday Responsible Gambling Lottery Tickets Aren t Child s PlayN/A this is public domain image provided by National Council on Problem Gambling
Updated 12/14/2020 11:32 AM
Nicasa Behavioral Health Services joins forces with the National Council on Problem Gambling and with lotteries across the nation to prevent youth problem gambling. The holidays are a time of gift-giving, but many adults are unaware of the risks of giving lottery tickets to minors. As a result, scratch lottery and instant tickets end up in the stockings, greeting cards, and gifts of adolescents and even children.
Who would think that this actually increases that youth s risk for problem gambling? Not unlike alcohol, early exposure to gambling is a risk factor for problems later on. As a matter of fact, adolescents and young adults have a rate of problem gambling 2-3 times that of adults. Problem gambling can have devastating consequences for individuals, families and com
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CHICAGO Over 2 million Illinois families have a new place to shop online for groceries using SNAP.
Gov. J-B Pritzker on Monday announced a partnership with ALDI, where SNAP recipients will be able to access fresh food and pantry staples via Instacart online site and their mobile app.
With the service, ALDI will offer same-day delivery and pick-up.
Once an Instacart profile is created, customers can enter their EBT food card information as a form of payment. They will need a secondary form of payment for taxes, tips, and delivery fees.
Customers will be able to select items from ALDI’s EBT SNAP-eligible products.
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Illinois should create a state agency to oversee early education instead of relying on multiple agencies steering different programs with little accountability or transparency, according to a draft recommendation from a statewide commission.
It should also spend almost seven times the amount it does on early childhood education, the group said, an ambitious goal in a budget year marked by a pandemic, rising unemployment, and the defeat of a graduated income tax proposal aimed at easing Illinois chronic budget crunch.
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Two of the commission s co-chairs, state Senator Andy Manar and advocate George Davis, previewed the recommendations Thursday night in a town hall for providers, advocates and policymakers. Currently, Illinois spends about $1.9 billion on early education programs, including state-funded preschool, child care subsidies for low-income working parents, and initiatives for infants and toddlers. Chicago also has fueled its universal prekindergarten expansion wi