Children play outside at Our World of Learning Child Development Center in Alexander County in December 2024. (File photo by Julia Rendleman)
Health & Wellness
1 month ago
Trump administration says it’s withholding social safety net money from 5 states over fraud concerns

Five states — California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York — are targeted, and the HHS said they had been notified.

Weight loss
Health & Wellness
1 month ago
New year, new option: Exploring endoscopic weight loss procedures

Patients with a BMI between 30 and 50 are generally good candidates, especially those who are active, motivated and seeking more than medication but not ready for traditional surgery.

flu
Health & Wellness
1 month ago
Public Health urges flu shots and other safety preventative measures as influenza rates spike

IDPH urges the public to get flu shots and take other preventative measures to mitigate the spread of influenza.

Education
1 month ago
Finding joy through words: mother, son share hope in ‘Adventures of Neo’ series

Dawson told WAND News that the series was born out of a dark time shortly after Neo’s diagnosis.

Education
1 month ago
Law guaranteeing universal mental health screenings for IL youth, teens takes effect

Students in grades three through 12 will participate in screenings once per school year..

Resolutions
Health & Wellness
1 month ago
Still thinking about resolutions? Expert says make them more attainable and not as big

A local doctor suggests going beyond the typical New Years resolutions.

Matt, Amy, and baby Theodore Barker after being the first family to give birth in Springfield in 2026. Well, Theodore had no comment.
Health & Wellness
2 months ago
Oh baby! Meet the first newborn of 2026 in Springfield

Theodore Barker: Born 12:41 a.m. 1/1/2026. 8 pounds, 6 ounces, 20 inches long.

Doctor listens to a pregnant woman’s abdomen using a stethoscope.
Health & Wellness
2 months ago
Illinois maternal mortality report finds rise in pregnancy-related deaths

Black women were more than twice as likely as white women to die from a pregnancy-related condition.

Dry January
Health & Wellness
2 months ago
Dry January challenge encourages health reset for the new year

A month of sobriety offers physical and mental benefits, with tips to help participants succeed.

Gov. JB Pritzker speaks at a Springfield grocery store in 2022 in favor of temporarily eliminating the state’s grocery tax. Four years later, the tax will end permanently, at least statewide. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Jerry Nowicki)
IL State News
2 months ago
New laws: Illinois’ grocery tax to end, aquifer protections begin

Bills regulating reservation apps, single-use plastics to take effect Jan. 1

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