Illinois child well-being improved in past decade, although disparities remain
SPRINGFIELD (Public News Service) -- Child well-being in Illinois was looking up in 2019 compared with 2010, but advocates say...
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2021Talks: Monday, June 21, 2021
(Public News Service) -- 2021Talks -- Voting rights groups retrace the Freedom Rides; House Republicans want VP Kamala Harris out...
Read moreGroups urge training, mentoring programs over youth incarceration
EVANSTON, Ill. (Public News Service) -- Juvenile-justice reform groups say helping young people with work and life-skills training reduces recidivism...
Read moreIllinois peace advocates raise U.S. nuclear weapons policy concerns
CHICAGO -- With a United Nations treaty banning nuclear weapons now in effect, Illinois advocates for peace are renewing conversations about U.S....
Read moreIllinois lawmaker proposes ending cash-bond system
SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois lawmakers have the chance to ensure poverty is never the reason a person stays in jail. The...
Read moreReport supports calls for national paid sick-leave policy, impacting Illinois
SPRINGFIELD -- New research suggests access to emergency paid leave could help limit the spread of the novel coronavirus. Supporters...
Read moreReport on criminal justice: 18-year-olds don’t belong in adult court
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (PNS) -- A new report puts some weight behind arguments that young adults should not be prosecuted in...
Read moreVoter access still a challenge for some Illinoisans with disabilities
CHICAGO -- The pandemic has pushed the issue of voter access to the forefront, but for Illinois' disability community, it's...
Read moreDo you have COVID-19 antibodies? Donate blood and find out
CHICAGO -- Illinoisans who step up to give the gift of life and donate blood right now could very well learn something...
Read moreWill the EPA mercury rule change spur attacks on other clean air protections?
SPRINGFIELD (Illinois News Connection/Public News Service) -- Even as the country battles a respiratory pandemic, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...
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