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April Is Child Abuse Prevention Month

2 months 3 weeks ago
CHICAGO – Join the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), Prevent Child Abuse Illinois, Hospital Sisters Health System, the Poshard Foundation for Abused Children, elected officials, child welfare stakeholders and more for a month-long observance to share child abuse and neglect prevention awareness messages and promote prevention efforts during Child Abuse Prevention Month in April. This year’s theme, Pinwheels of Possibility, celebrates the limitless potential

The Real Origins of April Fools' Day Are Older and Stranger Than the Calendar Myth

2 months 3 weeks ago
A lot of people assume April Fools’ Day began as a simple mistake on a calendar. The story goes: France changed the date of the new year, a few stubborn holdouts kept celebrating in April, and everyone else mocked them. It’s a great tale—clean, funny, and easy to remember. It’s also only part of the picture. The real origins of April Fools’ Day are messier, older, and more interesting. What we call “April Fools’” is less like a single invention

Apple's Founding Among Major Events Recalled on This Day in History for April 1

2 months 3 weeks ago
On April 1, 1976, two young engineers, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, founded Apple Computer Company in California. At the time, personal computers were still a niche hobby, often sold as kits to enthusiasts who were willing to tinker. Apple’s early work helped push computers out of garages and labs and into everyday life by treating the computer as a consumer product—something meant to be usable, attractive, and widely available. That shift mattered immediately because it widened

Historic Dinky Could Return as High-Speed Rail Along Great River Road

2 months 3 weeks ago
GRAFTON – A piece of Riverbend history may soon be making a comeback — at speeds no one saw coming. Local tourism officials confirmed this week that discussions are underway to revive a modern version of the historic “Dinky,” the small railbus that once carried passengers between Alton and Grafton before the Great River Road was built. But unlike the original, this version wouldn’t be slow. Early planning documents describe a high-speed railbus system designed