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Horizon Health Offers Safe Sitter Class in June
For Immediate Release- Wednesday, May 17, 2024 Horizon Health Offers Safe Sitter Class in June (Paris, IL)-Horizon Health will offer a Safe Sitter class for boys and girls ages 11-13 on Monday, June 10. The class will take place from 8:30 am to 3 pm at the Horizon Health Education Center, 15197 US Highway 150, in Paris...
May 17, 2024
Feeding America Study Shows the Amount of Money People Facing Hunger Need to be Food Secure Reaches Highest Level in 20 Years
For Immediate Release Feeding America Study Shows the Amount of Money People Facing Hunger Need to be Food Secure Reaches Highest Level in 20 Years Urbana, IL (May 15, 2024) - The extra amount of money that people facing hunger said they need to have enough food reached its highest point in the last 20 years, according...
May 17, 2024
Your Upcoming trip Could Put You in the Path of a Hurricane or Other Severe Weather
For Immediate Release - Wednesday, May 15, 2024 Your Upcoming trip Could Put You in the Path of a Hurricane or Other Severe Weather SPRINGFIELD -With many families poised for spring and summer travel, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security (IEMA-OHS) is helping get travelers ready for ...
May 17, 2024
Four Illinois Students Receive Environmental Excellence Awards from Illinois EPA at the Illinois Junior Academy of Science State Exposition
For Immediate Release - Wednesday, May 15, 2024 Four Illinois Students Receive Environmental Excellence Awards from Illinois EPA at the Illinois Junior Academy of Science State Exposition SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) presented Environmental Excellence Awards to four Illinois...
May 17, 2024
Governor JB Pritzker, State Leaders, Advocates Join Children's Behavioral Health Transformation Initiative to Mark Mental Health Awareness Month
For Immediate Release - Wednesday, May 15, 2024 Governor JB Pritzker, State Leaders, Advocates Join Children's Behavioral Health Transformation Initiative to Mark Mental Health Awareness Month SPRINGFIELD, IL - Governor JB Pritzker has joined state leaders, mental health advocates, and others to mark Mental Health Awar...
May 17, 2024
Budzinski to Hold Veterans Resource Fair on June 1st
For Immediate Release - Wednesday, May 15, 2024 Budzinski to Hold Veterans Resource Fair on June 1st CHAMPAIGN, IL - Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) announced that she will be hosting a Veterans Resource Fair in Champaign on Saturday, June 1st, at Parkland Community College. The event will help to connect ...
May 17, 2024
Lake Land College honors John Deere program graduates
For Immediate Release - Wednesday, May 15, 2024 Lake Land College honors John Deere program graduates Lake Land College recently celebrated the John Deere Tech program graduates at an annual John Deere Tech banquet. The John Deere Tech High GPA award went to Conner Sage, Wilmington. Parker Norman, Tuscola, earned the J...
May 17, 2024
Governor Pritzker Awards $2.5 Million in Grant Funding to Economic Empowerment Centers Across Illinois
For Immediate Release - Tuesday, May 14, 2024 Governor Pritzker Awards $2.5 Million in Grant Funding to Economic Empowerment Centers Across Illinois Grant funding will provide support to organizations and non-profits to create a more inclusive business ecosystem CHICAGO - Today, Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois De...
May 17, 2024
Horizon Health Diabetes Program Celebrates 30 Years
For Immediate Release - Tuesday, May 14, 2024 Horizon Health Diabetes Program Celebrates 30 Years (Paris, IL)-As nurse manager of Horizon Health's intensive care unit 30 years ago, Debbie Griffin saw an urgent need to educate patients about their diabetes. Among the concerns were ketoacidosis, a life-threating complica...
May 17, 2024
Lake Land College Celebrates Nursing Graduates at Annual Pinning Ceremony
For Immediate Release - Tuesday, May 14, 2024 Lake Land College Celebrates Nursing Graduates at Annual Pinning Ceremony Graduating nurses received their pins at the 2024 Lake Land College Associate Degree Nursing pinning ceremony. The Associate Degree Nurse Program Peer Awards were presented to Claire Cardinal, Neoga; ...
May 17, 2024