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The Illinois Safe Children Act assures that children who are coerced into human trafficking/prostitution are innocent and immune from criminal prosecution and will be placed in the child welfare system with DCFS instead of the criminal justice system. #humantrafficking

One of the main focus points of the program is financial literacy taught at a young age. #kabillionaire

Residents are again strongly encouraged to avoid the roads if at all possible until snowfall ends on Saturday. Two warming centers with limited capacity will be opened and available in Harvey. #harvey

The Academy program covered six weeks in which seniors learned about protecting themselves from crime and how to prevent crime. #ccso

Despite Democrats’ appeal for the U.S. Census to revise the state’s population upward, Illinois’ population still declined 1.1% to 12.67 million people. #illinois

“The gruesome and unjust murder of Emmett Till serves as one of the most well-known examples of a lynching in American history,” said Rep. Rush. #emmetttill

“With the winter months here, drivers need to be aware of road conditions before traveling,” said Senator Patrick Joyce (D-Essex). #senatorjoyce

Anchored in downtown Chicago, it has expanded and integrated into nine Northwestern Medicine hospitals. #northwesternmedicine

Employees may take up to two weeks, or 10 working days, of unpaid leave time for any of the events covered by the FBLA to grieve, to attend a funeral, or to make arrangements necessitated by the death of the family member. #bereavement

Testing services will be offered Mondays and Thursdays from 2 – 4 p.m., Tuesdays from 4 – 6 p.m., and Fridays from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. #covid