Teachers Want To Keep Classroom Supplies Tax Deduction
The Illinois Education Association opposes the GOP tax cut plan on many levels, including the provision that ends the tax deduction for teachers who purchase classroom supplies.
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Testing for Krabbe Disease; The Juvenile Justice System; Rockford Brothers’ ‘Letters from War’
On The 21st: Is Illinois meeting its goal in terms of testing newborns for the devastating neurological condition known as Krabbe disease? Plus, we learn why critics say a southern Illinois juvenile justice facility has become “a pipeline to prison,” and we hear about a Rockford family’s recently uncovered WWII story.
Surviving War, But Not The Veterans’ Home
Since July 2015, 13 residents of a veterans’ home in west central Illinois have died from Legionnaires’ disease. Eleven families are suing the state for negligence.
How To Get Hospitals To Check A Patient’s Drug History? Make It Easy.
Doctors move fast in the ER. Every second counts. That’s why Dr. Gina Huhnke is excited about a new way to quickly check her patients’ history with narcotics. She’s the emergency department director of Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville.
An Upset In Trump Country: Democrat Doug Jones Bests Roy Moore In Alabama
Democrat Doug Jones has won the Alabama Senate special election, a victory that was a stunning upset in a deeply red state that voted overwhelmingly for President Trump. The president, who had backed Republican Roy Moore despite multiple accusations of sexual misconduct and assault, congratulated Jones on Twitter.
