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Biden visit to Illinois highlights community college investment

CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. (Public News Service) -- President Joe Biden visited McHenry County Community College in Crystal Lake yesterday to promote his economic proposals - for infrastructure such as buildings, roads, and bridges, as well as human infrastructure such as child care and paid family and medical leave. For community colleges, the plans provide funds for technology and infrastructure updates, expanded opportunities for workforce development, and even two years of free community college tuition for anyone. Jim Reed, executive director of the Illinois Community College […]

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Fewer imprisoned youth in Illinois since raising criminal-responsibility age

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Public News Service) -- The number of kids and teens behind bars has decreased since Illinois raised the age of criminal responsibility from 17 to 18, according to a new report. When the change was made, the report by The Sentencing Project pointed out it was expected raising the age would be costly and increase caseloads in the juvenile system. Three youth prisons closed, but there is still work to be done Elizabeth Clarke, president and founder of the […]

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Report: More data needed on nitrates in rural Illinois wells

SPRINGFIELD (Public News Service) -- A new report finds that thousands of drinking-water wells in Illinois are contaminated with high levels of nitrates. Clean-water advocates say more data is needed to help determine what steps need to be taken to reduce the contamination. Catie Gregg, agriculture programs specialist with the Prairie Rivers Network - which authored the report - said drinking water with high nitrate levels can have negative public health impacts. For babies, it can increase risk for a condition known […]

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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 the full impact of COVID-19 is yet to be seen and has highlighted the need for strong supports. The Annie E. Casey Foundation Kids Count Data Book shows 16% of Illinois children were living in poverty prior to the pandemic, down from 2010, and just 4% of children lacked health insurance. But in the last year and a half, many more households […]

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