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Leon and Mercedes Wells hold their newborn daughter Alena at their home in the Chicago suburb of Dolton, Ill. on Friday, Nov. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Vancleave)
Health & Wellness
7 months ago
Delayed care to 2 Black pregnant women highlights maternal health disparities

Wells, the Illinois mother, was admitted to a different hospital a week after giving birth, after experiencing shortness of breath.

Gov. JB Pritzker signs House Bill 767 at a Dec. 2 news conference in Chicago. He said the bill will protect Illinoisians using science-backed guidelines, rather than “junk science” used by the federal administration under the guidance of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (CNI photo by Maggie Dougherty)
Health & Wellness
7 months ago
Pritzker signs bill allowing Illinois to issue state-specific vaccine guidelines

The new law will allow the state to publish guidelines that differ from the CDC.

Springfield Memorial Hospital sign
Local
7 months ago
Memorial Health Foundation gives back to the community

Springfield Memorial Foundation is taking donations of money, and time to help them become better.

Springfield Fire Crews were on the scene Wednesday morning for a fire at the Sangamon Towers apartment complex.
Local
7 months ago
Budzinski intervenes in local housing dispute on behalf of low-income residents

Affordable housing advocates say this type of issue could become more common with proposed HUD cuts.

FILE - The Rev. Jesse Jackson listens to speakers at the Tabernacle Baptist Church during the 60th anniversary of the march to ensure that African Americans could exercise their constitutional right to vote, March 9, 2025, in Selma, Ala. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)
IL State News
7 months ago
Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson leaves hospital after treatment for neurological disorder

A protégé of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., the two-time presidential candidate and internationally known founder of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition was hospitalized Nov. 14.

Maternal health
Health & Wellness
7 months ago
State: Most pregnancy-related deaths ‘preventable’

State: Pregnant Blacks more likely to die; substance abuse most common cause.

Boil order
Local
7 months ago
Jacksonville issues boil order due to disruption in water system

The city said it is a precautionary measure due to a disruption in their water system.

Holiday sweets
Holiday Guide
7 months ago
Memorial Health class teaches you how to change the ingredients in holiday sweets

“Holiday Sweets & Treats” class at Memorial’s Wellness Center December 9.

Thanksgiving dinner
Holiday Guide
7 months ago
8 tips to avoid holiday weight gain this Thanksgiving

You could add up to two pounds to your weight with holiday food.

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