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It's getting harder, not easier, to find housing in Bloomington-Normal, according to an updated report from the McLean County Housing Coalition on area housing and homelessness.
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Project Oz broke ground Thursday on its long-awaited building expansion that will make room for the Youth Education and Support Center that could open in as early as six months, CEO Lisa Thompson told WGLT. She added that groundwork is set to start next week.
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A Bloomington nonprofit, One Hope Project, is working to eliminate the stigma around eating disorders. Executive Director Hilary Pacha says she felt a need for the service like this in McLean County after she struggled with an eating disorder at a young age.
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Illinois Wesleyan University's nursing program has rebounded in a big way. A year ago the state put the program on probation for a low pass rate for its graduates on the national licensing exam (NCLEX).
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Two new clinics in Lincoln and Forsyth outside of Decatur — about an hour south of Bloomington-Normal — will bring nurse midwives to their respectives areas. The clinics are the result of collaboration between OSF HealthCare and Advanced Women's Healthcare in Bloomington.
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A Bloomington physician-turned-entrepreneur is looking to expand the market for his all-natural headache supplement to international consumers, after a successful rollout in the U.S.
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For the first time in more than 200 years, two specific broods of cicadas will be emerging from the ground at the same time.
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In a progress report compiled by DCFS for fiscal year 2023, the agency noted that “unprecedented staff turnover impacts the accuracy, comprehensiveness, and consistency of ongoing assessments of risk and safety.”
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The McLean County Center for Human Services is offering two public training courses related to mental health, with funding coming from a federal grant.
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The five additives, including red dye No. 3, would be banned from retail sales of foods and beverages in Illinois by 2027.
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The Bloomington-based shelter received a state grant to help expand medical respite.
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A service club in Normal has helped save countless lives by limiting the spread of malaria. Drake Zimmerman of the Normal Rotary Club launched the Malaria Project over 30 years ago after seeing a new medicine that cures the tropical disease.