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Reply Trinity Services, Inc.'s Living Room is an innovative new program in Orland Park that gives people in crisis a safe, welcoming environment to deescalate from mental health or daily life stressors. The program is planning a free Virtual Open House event for noon Tuesday, May 18, during which attendees can take a virtual tour of the space, hear from Living Room staff members and ask questions about the program. To register for the Virtual Open House, visit www.trinityservices.org/LivingRoomTour. Subscribe Trinity's Living Room is part of the Illinois Department of Human Services' Divisio...

COVID-19, Rodents, Unpaid Labor: A Year in the Allegheny County Jail Kitchen In many ways, the kitchen is the heartbeat of the Allegheny County Jail.  Forty workers at a time prepare food for more than 1,600 hungry men and women. Standing shoulder to shoulder, they transfer meatballs, applesauce and peas to trays, then load those trays to a big cart and send them up in the elevator. Pantry workers walk the halls, pods, and corridors to deliver that food to their neighbors’ cell door. Hands pass trays and cartons of milk. Bodies bump into each other behind the kitchen line. Workers feed emp...

With the COVID-19 crisis triggering a rise in substance abuse addiction, veteran Republican state Rep. Deanne Mazzochi is fighting back. Mazzochi recently took part in an RX Abuse Leadership Initiative of Illinois (RALI) online event aimed at educating the community to the perils of substance abuse. “Addiction is a very personal issue and it’s also something that really does impacts families and communities,” Mazzochi said during the forum posted to YouTube.  “I think that’s why we’re seeing a community response.” Mazzochi is on record in asserting she thinks the economic shutd...

Free COVID-19 Testing For Will Co. In Plainfield On Sunday: IDPH Patch 1/28/2021 © Shutterstock Anyone can be tested at this site, regardless of symptoms or immigration status. PLAINFIELD, IL — The Illinois Department of Public Health will offer free COVID-19 testing for the people in Will County on Sunday. A mobile testing unit will be at Plainfield Central High School, 24120 Fort Beggs Drive, from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. Anyone can be tested at this site, regardless of symptoms or immigration status. There is no cost to get tested, but if someone wanting a test has insurance, they are a...