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Food Scene
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Dietitian: Side dishes can be made healthy, and tasty, and a class will show you how

Zepp hosts classes at the Memorial Wellness Center on making the meals and snacks you eat better for you. 

The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) will officially kick off Child Abuse Prevention Month on Thursday, April 2, with a press conference and pinwheel planting ceremony at HSHS St. John’s Hospital Pavilion in Springfield.
Local
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Illinois honors Child Abuse Prevention Month with pinwheel planting ceremony

Illinois DCFS leads statewide observance to raise awareness and promote prevention efforts, featuring events across the state throughout April.

Health & Wellness
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Groups, lawmakers want more awareness, funding for suicide prevention

LaPointe is carrying a bill requiring insurance companies to pay to expand and publicize the 988 network.

Rep. Yolanda Morris, D-Chicago, speaks at a committee meeting considering her rideshare unionization bill. House committees passed over 200 bills out of committee this week. Capitol News Illinois photo by Jenna Schweikert.
IL State News
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Rideshare driver unionization, human composting bills among 264 to advance

Bill on cost of prison mail advances as state cracks down on contraband.

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IL State News
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Champaign imposes temporary alcohol restrictions ahead of Illini Elite Eight game

Mayor issues emergency order to promote public safety, limit glass containers, and restrict deliveries near campus.

Local
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Celebrating neurodivergence

One lawmaker’s child has cerebral palsy; another’s grandson is autistic.

The Illinois State Capitol in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
IL State News
4 days ago
Junk fees, child torture, tipped wage proposals among bills to clear committee

More than 150 measures have moved thus far as House deadline approaches.

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Education
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High Schoolers help elementary students ‘RYse’ with YMCA

Elementary students learned the “High School Life” from SHG Seniors.

Gov. JB Pritzker takes questions from reporters during Agriculture Day at the Illinois Capitol on Tuesday, March 24, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jenna Schweikert)
IL State News
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Lawmakers advance Pritzker’s cell phone ban, social media regulations

Bill expanding 4-year degrees at community colleges progresses after facing opposition last year.

Rep. Nabeela Syed, sponsor of a prescription drug board bill, speaks at a committee meeting Tuesday, March 25. Although the bill faced many concerns from lawmakers, it passed out of committee pending an amendment. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jenna Schweikert)
IL State News
5 days ago
Prescription drug price control bill passes first committee hurdle

But sponsor says she is negotiating another amendment.

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