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Crisis Care Beyond Cops: Illinois Envisions A New Way Of Responding To Those In Mental Distress

Mary Hansen

During a pandemic that led many to grapple with grief, distress and isolation – and civil rights uprising against police brutality and systemic racism – a lack of support for those suffering from mental health distress became increasingly evident. There is a growing movement to create a mental health crisis response that doesn’t solely rely on police.

Committee Discusses State Parks’ Staffing Issues, Downstate Tourism Concerns

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Coal Makes Play To Save Itself While Business Groups Throw Cold Water On Energy Deal

Hannah Meisel

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When relaying why she chose the farm fields for her college graduation photo shoot, Jennifer Rocha explained it's because that's where her parents "sacrificed their backs, their sweat, their early mornings, late afternoons, working cold winters, hot summers just to give me and my sisters an education."

A College Grad Honored Her Parents With A Photo Shoot In The Fields Where They Worked

Vanessa Romo

"The whole reason I wanted to go back to the fields with my parents is because I wouldn't have the degree and the diploma if it wasn't for them," says Jennifer Rocha, recent graduate of UC San Diego.

Jewish ultranationalists take part in a flag-waving march Tuesday next to the Damascus Gate, outside Jerusalem's Old City.

Israel Hits Hamas Targets With The 1st Airstrikes Since Cease-Fire Deal

Jaclyn Diaz

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An Immigrant Family Navigates Generational Trauma

Michael Zamora

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Making Sense of Illinois Budget Issues with Ken Kriz | Community Voices

Randy Eccles

A discussion of where state and local government budgets are at this point in the pandemic with Dr. Kenneth A. Kriz of the Institute for Illinois Public Finance.Email Ken Kriz.

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Clippings from the <em>Great Falls Tribune</em> were part of the Cascade County Sheriff's Office investigative file into the 1956 murders of Patricia Kalitzke and Lloyd Duane Bogle.

Detectives Just Used DNA To Solve A 1956 Double Homicide. They May Have Made History

Sharon Pruitt-Young

It's one of the oldest criminal cases cracked with the new DNA technology. The murders of teen sweethearts Lloyd Duane Bogle and Patricia Kalitzke had gone unsolved for more than 60 years.

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Key Gun Control Group Backs FOID Bill Without Mandatory Fingerprinting Ahead Of House Vote

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COVID’s Impact On Illinois By The Numbers As State Enters ‘Phase 5’ In Recovery Plan

A David Bowie Painting That Sold For $4 At A Thrift Store Is Now Up For Auction

Arielle Retting
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The painting is expected to sell for thousands of dollars. The unnamed seller, who found the painting at a donation center in Canada, paid $4.09.
Despite Odds Stacked Against It, New Mexico's Vaccination Rate Is Near The Top

Kirk Siegler
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States with the lowest vaccination rates are clustered in the South and the Southwest. But there's one standout, New Mexico, where health officials now say some counties are close to 90% vaccinated.
After Months Of Special Education Turmoil, Families Say Schools Owe Them

Cory Turner
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Special education services were severely disrupted when schools closed in spring 2020. In many places, they have yet to fully resume. Now, families are demanding schools take action.
Gay And Bisexual Men Are Now Allowed To Donate Blood In England, Scotland And Wales

Jaclyn Diaz
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The shift in health policy in most of the U.K. reverses a decades-old rule that limited donor eligibility on perceived risks of contracting HIV/AIDs and other sexually transmitted infections.
Biden And Putin Say Their Summit Was Constructive As The World Waits For Results

Tamara Keith
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After their more than 3-hour meeting in Geneva, the U.S. leader said he pushed his Russian counterpart on human rights and other administration priorities.
Senate Unanimously Approves A Bill To Make Juneteenth A Public Holiday

Alana Wise
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Juneteenth is an annual celebration held on June 19 to commemorate the end of chattel slavery in America.
Why Geneva Is Teeming With Spies As Biden And Putin Prepare To Meet

Mary Louise Kelly
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Intelligence agencies from the U.S. and Russia are both trying to figure out what the other side is going to say, a longtime CIA operative says. China is probably trying to listen in, too.
An Olympic Hopeful Blames A Burrito For Her Positive Drug Test

Bill Chappell
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Shelby Houlihan says her positive test for the steroid nandrolone followed a visit to a food truck for a pork burrito, and is pointing to studies that show nandrolone occurs naturally in some pigs.
Texas Democrats Are Pressing Their Congressional Counterparts To Expand Voting Rights

Susan Davis
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Texas Democrats last month staged a dramatic walkout that successfully — if temporarily — blocked Republicans from passing a restrictive voting measure for the state.
Lina Khan, Prominent Big Tech Critic, Will Lead The FTC

Bobby Allyn
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The bipartisan vote in the Senate on Tuesday gives one of the most prominent skeptics of the tech industry a key role in shaping government regulation of the tech industry.

MacKenzie Scott Is Giving Away Another $2.7 Billion To 286 Organizations

Laurel Wamsley

Scott said she is "attempting to give away a fortune that was enabled by systems in need of change." She has given away more $8 billion of her fortune so far.

The Brooksville water tower was accidentally sold by the city to a businessman who was trying to buy a municipal building at the tower's base.

A Small Florida Town Accidentally Sold Its Water Tower For $55,000

Josie Fischels

In a decision that has sparked controversy, the Food and Drug Administration approved Aduhelm, an Alzheimer's treatment, on June 7. The agency disregarded a recommendation against approval by a panel of independent experts, several of whom resigned in protest.

For Those Facing Alzheimer's, A Controversial Drug Offers Hope

Jon Hamilton

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Tania León is a Cuban-born American composer who won the 2021 Pulitzer Prize in Music for her piece <em>Stride</em>.

Tania León Wins Music Pulitzer For 'Stride,' Celebrating Women's Resilience

Tom Huizenga

The revered Cuban composer's winning piece was inspired by the life and struggles of Susan B. Anthony and her own poor mother and grandmother in Cuba.

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