Essential Workers Only Pay $1 A Month For Daycare During Pandemic
Eligible workers include hospital staff, grocery store clerks, food producers, police and firefighters.
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Pritzker: ‘Think seriously about canceling large summer events’
Even when the stay at home order is lifted Gov. Pritzker said, other restrictions likely will remain in place for some time.
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Children’s Hands-On Museum of Northwest Illinois Marks 1 Year Anniversary
During Spring Break week, CHOM will open additional hours and offer special events for children and families of northwest Illinois and surrounding areas.
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Registration Open for Feb. 1 Safe Sitter Course
The one-day class teaches child care skills, safety skills, and first aid and rescue skills as well as life and business skills.
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Photo of the Week – A Father’s Special Homecoming In A Daughter’s Senior Picture
Injured by an improvised explosive device in 2008 in Afghanistan, Captain Yllescas left behind a family in Aurora, Nebraska and a very special daughter, without a father.
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CHOM Joins Museums for All Nationwide Initiative
FREEPORT, ILLINOIS — The Children’s Hands-On Museum of Northwest Illinois (CHOM) has joined Museums for All, a signature access program
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FHN Offering Additional Safe Sitter® Class for Teens April 27
FREEPORT, ILLINOIS — Due to overwhelming demand for the March session of the Safe Sitter® class, FHN has scheduled additional
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Get Ready Kids, It’s The 2019 Krape Park Bunny Trail
FREEPORT, ILLINOIS — The Bunny Trail is such a fun local event and this year it will be held in
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Chesney Co-Sponsors Bus Trip For Northwest Illinois Pro-Life Advocates
SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS — State Representative Andrew Chesney (R-Freeport) co-sponsored a chartered bus trip of over 50 Northwest Illinois pro-life advocates
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FHN Offering Safe Sitter® Class for Teens
FREEPORT, ILLINOIS — Students in grades 6 – 8 can learn the babysitting basics – including first aid and rescue skills
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‘Babysitting Bill’ Hopes To Lower Legal Babysitting Age
SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS — A bill in Illinois is hoping to change the law so it’s legal for 12- and 13-year-olds to
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Abortion And The Forthcoming Global Recession
It was in 1905 that George Santayana said: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” In
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“Y” Mardi Gras? Here’s Y
FREEPORT, ILLINOIS — The Family YMCA of Northwest Illinois is not shy to celebrating with events making a difference in the community.
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Illinois Democrats Propose Repealing Parental Notice Law And Removing Restrictions On Late-Term Abortions
SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS — Illinois Democrats Rep. Emanuel Welch of Hillside and Democratic state Rep. Kelly Cassidy of Chicago have introduced two measures that
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Medicated Students — What If Schools, Not Kids, Are The Problem?
The percent of children estimated to have ADHD has changed over time and while its measurement can vary, the American
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