SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a package of bills Tuesday, April 19 that make up a roughly $46 billion Fiscal Year 2023 state general revenue funds budget that includes increased…
As part of as part of National Preparedness Month, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) and Illinois Department on Aging (IDoA) are encouraging older Illinoisans and their…
When Holy Angels school in Aurora went on lockdown following the Henry Pratt shooting in February, Ed Carter and his team from the Fox Valley Therapy Dog Club jumped into action. In…
Jennifer Pearce knows what it’s like when an aging loved one needs help staying in his or her home. “Seniors want to age in place. They prefer to stay in their home….
The Alzheimer’s Association 2016 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures report shows an estimated 5.4 million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease, including 220,000 in Illinois….
Bouts of loneliness, isolation, and disconnection from others are overriding mental health issues facing area seniors, according to local experts. So much so that today, the suicide…
After being in rural Edwards for 16 years, Pets for Seniors now has new digs in Peoria for its felines while the shelter’s dogs will now reside in foster homes prior to adoption….
As a full-time caregiver for her husband, Sandra Laughlin doesn’t get much time to herself. Since discovering OSF Senior World, an adult day services program in Peoria, Laughlin…
Two killed in Eden Expressway ...Two people were killed in accidents on the Edens Expressway. A three-unit ...
Randall Road detour in effect ...Motorists traversing Randall Road through the Miller Road intersection in Carpentersville have ...
Foster, Casten say cuts to ...Two suburban U.S. representatives say a new law containing severe cuts to ...
Woman charged with killing boy ...A Chicago woman has been charged with murder in connection with the ...
