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Josh Sabo, Executive Director of Heartland Housed, speaks recently to the Sangamon County Board.
Local
4 months ago
Heartland Housed works to improve Springfield’s homeless situation

Agency keeps increasing people who leave homelessness, but that’s offset somewhat by those entering it.

Suicide prevention
Health & Wellness
4 months ago
Critical Illinois mental health programs spared after federal funding scare

Suicide prevention”We knew that the impact would be widespread and devastating. If these cuts were to go through. without this funding, these programs really couldn’t continue,” said Angela Cummings, executive director of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.  

High school student take part in a "boot camp" hosted by HSHS.
Education
4 months ago
HSHS hosts healthcare bootcamp for high schoolers

A select group of juniors and seniors gets to pick the different jobs they may be interested in and see what that job may look like.

Village of Grandview
Local
4 months ago
Grandview to build ‘sports complex,’ in part, with state grant money

Two Springfield projects also getting OSLAD money.

Elderly Man Sick with the Flu
Health & Wellness
4 months ago
Memorial Health Hospitals notice a surge in Influenza cases

Influenza cases have been on the rise since Thanksgiving.

Health Insurance
Health & Wellness
4 months ago
Illinois extends health insurance enrollment deadline to Jan. 31

Get Covered Illinois cites record interest, expanded navigator and broker support across the state.

An improvement in your mindset could lead to being successful at fitness.
Health & Wellness
4 months ago
Expert: The pathway to a healthier you begins in the mind

Mental Health Specialist, Cheri Harrison, explains how to build and maintain healthy habits, starting with your mind state.

Health & Wellness
4 months ago
HSHS reports the top baby names of 2025 in its Central Illinois facilities

Oliver and Charlotte were the top baby names for 2025 at HSHS St. John’s Hospital in Springfield.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., attends an announcement at Health and Human Services Headquarters, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
National
4 months ago
5 states sue Trump administration for withholding billions in social safety net funds

The states — California, Colorado, Minnesota, Illinois and New York — called the move an unconstitutional abuse of power.

Yvette Lyles points to the spot on her wall reached by floodwaters in Cahokia Heights, Ill., May 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Phillis)
IL State News
4 months ago
Poor communities threatened by aging sewers see crucial aid slashed under Trump

Hundreds of millions in grants and loans promised by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and former President Joe Biden’s administration to address racial and economic disparities have been canceled or targeted for elimination under President Donald Trump.

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