dpi.uillinois.edu This is a conceptual rendering of the future Discovery Partners Institute site. Current plans are for the facility to be built in downtown Chicago on land donated by Chicago developer Related Midwest. University of Illinois faculty say an ongoing statewide investment in a public-private research network is key to boosting the state s economy. The Discovery Partners Institute, a UI-led research and workforce development hub based in Chicago, is the flagship program of the Illinois Innovation Network that seeks to invest in 15 regional hubs affiliated with the UI system to spur economic growth with state funding. The goal of IIN is to create technology jobs in Illinois and train the state s workforce to fill them.
Mentoring and meeting needs Michael Phelon started The Outlet mentoring program in 2004. It s located on South 12th Street, though this year, the 30 mentors are mostly connecting with youth remotely. The program serves 48 youth from in and around Springfield with a focus on boys and young men from fatherless households. This year, Phelon has seen an enormous amount of personal loss. His mother and uncle died, as did his mentor, Dr. Clarice Ford, and his right-hand man at The Outlet, Marcus Butler Sr. It s been rough for us. Most of the young guys that I work with, they are already coming from hard situations, said Phelon.
The imaginary basketball arena is modelled and rendered.
(CHICAGO) The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reported 7,123 new COVID-19 cases in Illinois on Wednesday, with 146 additional deaths reported yesterday. The new statewide totals show 870,600 confirmed cases and 14,655 COVID-19 related deaths. The latest statewide hospitalization report shows 4,793 patients throughout Illinois with COVID-19. Of those, there are 1,045 in Intensive Care Units around the state and 590 other patients are on ventilators. For continued health updates from the state, go to the dph.illinois.gov website, or if any questions, call the IDPH HealthLine toll-free, at 1-800-889-3931.
(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is encouraging everyone six months and older who has not yet received the seasonal flu vaccine to get it as soon as possible. It may be more important than ever to get a flu shot this year to help avoid being co-
Many events have been cancelled or postponed due to concerns about the spread of COVID-19.
Please check with events or venues to make sure that scheduled events are still, in fact, happening. Eva Carroll Monroe and the Lincoln Colored Home Mary Frances will discuss her documentary about Monroe, her parents, husbands and daughter, and highlight events during their lives including Reconstruction and Jim Crow laws.
Mary Frances earned a BA in anthropology from the University of Iowa, a MA in environmental studies from the University of Illinois Springfield, and a PhD ABD in natural resources and environmental sciences from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She is currently a college instructor in environmental science and an art business owner. Frances has been displaying her found art assemblages in group exhibits throughout the Midwest. Galleries which have shown her work include Woman Made Gallery in Chicago and Art St. Louis in St. Louis.
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Happy Tuesday, Illinois. We re off to another historic day in another historic year.
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President-elect Joe Biden and VP-elect Kamala Harris’ 2020 victory was confirmed Monday, and valiant health care workers started receiving coronavirus vaccines. But the greatest drama in Illinois unfolded during a special legislative hearing to examine whether House Speaker