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FILE - A vial of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is displayed on a counter at a pharmacy in Portland, Ore. on Dec. 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
Jenny Kane
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The campaign, launched by the Illinois Academy of Family Physicians and the Illinois Department of Public Health, comes amid low vaccination rates.
Dustin Holmes, second from right, holds hands with his girlfriend, Hailey Morgan, while returning to their flooded home with her children Aria Skye Hall, 7, right, and Kyle Ross, 4, in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, in Crystal River, Fla.
Phelan M. Ebenhack
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Climate change hasn't increased the total number of hurricanes hitting the U.S., but it is making dangerous storms more common.
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esperanza spalding and Milton Nascimento
Lucas Nogueira
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Courtesy of the artists
The pair perform songs from their collaborative jazz album, Milton + esperanza.
COMMUNITY VOICES - WEEKDAYS AT NOON & 10 PM, SATURDAYS CV-X AT 5 PM
Book Cover of Finding Your Third Place which shows a large group of cartoon people standing in a circle.
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Richard Kyte is a professor, author, and national expert on third places. Third places refer to places outside of home and work where people socialize. Kyte spoke to Community Voices about the importance of third places, how they've shifted over time, and about his new book Finding Your Third Place: Building Happier Communities (and Making Great Friends Along the Way). Rick also talks about how to find and create third places in our society today.
An FBI seal is seen on a wall on Aug. 10, 2022, in Omaha, Neb.
Charlie Neibergall
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The Justice Department said the man was inspired by the Islamic State militant organization and was plotting an Election Day attack targeting large crowds in the U.S.
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Chris Vallillo is a musician who combines history and sense of place in much of his work. Forgottonia is an Illinois Humanities Council funded performance project combining music and photography into a memorable take on western Illinois and rural places.
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