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State of Illinois Adopts New CDC COVID-19 Guidelines For K-12 Schools and Early Education

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SPRINGFIELD – With new guidance from the CDC that addresses the need to keep students in classrooms while protecting residents from COVID-19, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) is adopting new operational guidance for schools and early education from the CDC that eases some restrictions while maintaining a core set of infectious disease prevention strategies as part of their normal operations. The new guidelines drop the requirement for quarantines and ease physical distancing rules. Schools are still encouraged to follow the CDC’s new operational guidance on best practices for all infectious diseases and keep students home if they are ill, and use testing to confirm or rule out COVID-19 and other infections. Schools must also continue to provide remote learning to any student who is under isolation for COVID-19 based on the State Superintendent’s Remote Learning Declaration. “Current conditions of th

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"The Good Dinosaur:" Another Movie Night Set At James Killion Park In Alton Saturday Night

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ALTON - JK-BEC presents another Movie Night At The Park scheduled for Saturday evening at James Killion Park at Salu in Alton. The featured film is "The Good Dinosaur." The movie sponsor is Barry and Gaye Julian. There will be free hotdogs, popcorn, and snow cones for the children. The movie begins at dusk. The following week, the featured movie is "The Bad Guys." The sponsor next week on Aug. 20 is Carrollton Bank. Shelia Goins, Alton's First Lady, said last week's Movie Night was "a great success." "We had about 50 kids and their parents come out last week and it was a great success," she said. "We hope for more this week. We will have free snowcones, popcorn, and hot dogs for all who attend. We appreciate all our community sponsors who have stepped up to make this a great community success. "The James Killion Beautification and Enhancement Committee are excited to host Movie In the Night every Saturday starting at dusk. This week's Movie Night sponsors - Barry and Gaye Julian

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Leaked NSO Group Presentation Details Malware’s Ability To Turn On Cameras, Mics To Surveil Targets

2 years 11 months ago
Israel’s foremost purveyor of malware, NSO Group, has undergone nearly a yearlong reckoning. A leak last summer appeared to show NSO customers were routinely targeting journalists, activists, members of opposition parties, and, in one case, the ex-wife of a Dubai ruler. That NSO Group was shady wasn’t a new fact. Its decision to sell malware […]
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U.S. House Democrats send sweeping climate, health and tax legislation to Biden

2 years 11 months ago

WASHINGTON — The U.S. House on Friday cleared Democrats’ long-sought climate, health care and tax package, sending it to President Joe Biden for his signature. The roughly $750 billion measure is much smaller than the $2 trillion reconciliation package the House originally sent to the Senate in November. The final product left out dozens of […]

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Calhoun Continues Methamphetamine Crackdown, Another Arrested

2 years 11 months ago
HARDIN - The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office made another methamphetamine arrest after a traffic stop at 2:34 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 11. The sheriff's office is making every effort it can to eliminate the illegal drug problems in the county with the serious effort. The Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop on Park Street on Thursday near Barry Street in Hardin. Subsequent to an investigation, the driver, Rabecca L. Townsend, age 56, of Collinsville, Illinois was arrested on the following charges: Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine, Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance, Unlawful Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Operating an Uninsured Motor Vehicle, Speeding. Townsend is currently lodged at Jersey County Jail. All suspect(s) are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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After decades of raw sewage floods, Illinois pledges $21 million to fix the problem

2 years 11 months ago
In the Metro East city of Cahokia Heights, sewer and stormwater systems are often so full that raw sewage seeps into residents’ yards. The city has experienced chronic flooding for two decades, but on August 3, Illinois announced it would spend $21 million to finally fix the problem. Reacting to the news, we hear from resident Sheila Gladney and researcher José Constantine, an assistant professor of geosciences at Williams College.