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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. That's according to figures from the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children's 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 and emotional enrichment are taking a hit. Experts say indirect impacts of COVID-19 disproportiona...

For several years there has been a waiting list in Sangamon County for children to receive free books through Dolly Parton's 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 program sustained so that no child needs to be put on another waiting list. Reading is the key to lea...

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 the spot. Subdistrict 5 will have two candidates on the ballot, including an incumbent. Anthony Mares...

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 has faded from the sun. Roxana Talley, who has lived next door for two decades, said that the last r...