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Southern Illinois HSHS Hospitals Receive Healing Illinois Grant

2 years 4 months ago
BREESE — On Feb. 28 and 29, Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS) will begin a virtual speaker series entitled “I Have a Dream…” to reflect on revealing and embodying racial healing for all people, thanks to a Healing Illinois grant. Healing Illinois is an initiative led by the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) and the Field Foundation of Illinois. Statewide, 184 recipients will receive $4.5 million in funding for community-based activities to advance racial healing. In Southern Illinois, this grant is awarded by the Southern Illinois Community Foundation. “At the heart of the HSHS Mission is Christ’s healing love for all people. We seek to reveal and embody Christ’s healing love in each encounter we have with patients, family members, colleagues, and community members,” said Angela Senander, HSHS system director of formation. “We look forward to the opportunity to be in dialogue with scholars and practitioners advocating

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First contract for widening I-70 approved by Missouri highways commission

2 years 4 months ago
The first contract for reconstruction of Interstate 70, for a 20-mile stretch from Columbia to Kingdom City, was awarded Wednesday by the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission. The $405 million contract is part of a planned $2.8 billion project that will add a lane of traffic in both directions from Wentzville in St. Charles County to Blue Springs in Jackson County. The work awarded Wednesday to Millstone Weber of St. Charles for construction and Jacobs of Dallas for engineering is…
Rudi Keller

Missouri Supreme Court again says state can’t deny Medicaid funds to Planned Parenthood

2 years 4 months ago
Missouri’s highest court for the second time in four years rebuked lawmakers’s efforts to ban abortion providers and their affiliates from receiving Medicaid reimbursements. The legislature included a line in the 2022 state budget to spend $0 for any Medicaid-covered services if the provider also offers abortions or is affiliated with an abortion provider.  Nearly all abortions are illegal in Missouri. The two Planned Parenthood affiliates operating in the state – Planned Parenthood Great…
Anna Spoerre

Van Morrison announces new U.S. shows

2 years 4 months ago
Van Morrison has been slowly adding some shows to his schedule, and he's just announced two new dates in the U.S. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer announced a two-night stand at Bimbo’s 365…

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