Social Security's finances have improved slightly in the last year. But the popular retirement program still faces big challenges including the threat of automatic benefit cuts in less than a decade.
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The oldest candidate is 70 years old, and there are two 19-year-old degree candidates, both from Benton.
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After Illinois received another failing grade from a national advocacy group, state House Republicans have introduced legislation aimed at further protecting victims and prosecuting perpetrators of human trafficking.
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The Carbondale Branch NAACP invites community members to the "At The Table" Dinner and Dialogue series.
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SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois is the 20th state to discover the Asian longhorned tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis). The tick, considered an invasive species, was found on April 12 during routine active tick surveillance in Morgan County as part of an Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) grant-funded active tick surveillance program. Additional surveillance in the area on April 24 discovered two additional Asian longhorned ticks.
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CARBONDALE - The City of Carbondale, Southern Illinois Collaborative Kitchen, and the Carbondale Branch NAACP invite members of the community to attend the Carbondale “At the Table” Dinner & Dialogue series on Tuesday, May 21st 2024 at the Carbondale Civic Center.
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has announced a major milestone in its effort to promote firearm safety: the agency has now provided more than 100,000 free gun locks since the statewide initiative began less than a year ago.
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Ranked choice voting could be an option in Illinois in 2028. We’re breaking down what that change would look like and why it matters.
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400 people attended the event, which included welcoming incoming students with a SIU hat ceremony.
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The SkillsUSA Illinois 2024 Championships involved about 150 competitions.
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All of the candidates have passed the Illinois Bar Exam and a required ethics exam and were certified by the Supreme Court Committee on Character and Fitness.
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Three high-profile labor disputes have unfolded in central Alabama over the past several years, with Amazon warehouse workers, coal miners and autoworkers all speaking out for change.
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Bumble, known for allowing women to message men first, unveiled new features that allow men to make the first move. Will the change breathe new life into online dating, and the company's stock?
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Boeing's Starliner program has been plagued with delays and design problems for several years.
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The Israeli military on Monday ordered tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians in Rafah to evacuate, a move indicating Israel's offensive on Gaza's southmost area could be imminent.
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Some doctors are promoting propellant-free inhalers over puff inhalers that emit greenhouse gases. Climate change can exacerbate respiratory ills because of more fires, air pollution and allergens.
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Morning Edition spoke to migrants hoping to enter the U.S. and the border agents tasked with keeping them out.
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In 1997, Apryle Oswald got in a car accident. The man who responded went on to help for three more days — driving her dog to the vet and Oswald's boyfriend back and forth to the hospital.