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Portland, OR, USA - Dec 5, 2023: A pair of new Ray-Ban Meta Wayfarer smart glasses isolated on a dark gray background.
Local
2 months ago
Illinois Assistive Technology Program uses Meta glasses to improve accessibility

“The glasses have a very, very small learning curve,” said IATP Director of Training Jessica Schuyler-Weir. “So what we want to do now is figure out how these glasses are going to benefit adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities who want to work in the community.”

Little student with a backpack on the steps of the stairs of school building. Close-up of child legs, hands and schoolbag of boy standing on staircase of schoolhouse.
Education
2 months ago
School backpack overload: Heavy bags can strain kids’ bodies

The American Academy of Pediatrics is based in Illinois.

Springfield High School student Meher Gang
Local
2 months ago
Springfield student’s cancer research earns international recognition

“I was the only student from central Illinois,” Garg said. “I was very honored and also very proud.” 

Local
2 months ago
In the sun? Don’t forget to protect your eyes

Check to see your shades provide UV protection.

Local
2 months ago
State money for those removed from SNAP

$400 payments come Saturday.

Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center (File photo by Whitney Curtis for ProPublica & Capitol News Illinois)
Crime
2 months ago
Pritzker defends Choate layoffs

The governor awaits ISP report on January’s fatal East St Louis shooting.

Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center (File photo by Whitney Curtis for ProPublica & Capitol News Illinois)
IL State News
2 months ago
State to lay off hundreds at troubled southern Illinois mental health facility

Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center to reduce patient population, staff amid operational changes.

Jen Boyer, after 14 years at Springfield Clinic, is now chief nursing executive at Memorial Health.
Local
2 months ago
Boyer feels at ‘home’ as Memorial Health’s Chief Nursing Executive

Jen Boyer is Chief Nursing Executive and Senior Vice President at Memorial Health.

A Taco Bell fast food restaurant is shown Tuesday, July 14, 2026, in Taylor, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
IL State News
2 months ago
Outbreak of diarrhea-causing parasite linked to 4 more states

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the outbreak first tied to Taco Bell restaurants now includes Illinois, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania.

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