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FCC approves new phone and texting 988 hotline to prevent suicides

By John Sammon | Nov 23, 2021

The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) has approved a new 988 phone hotline to include the option to send a text message asking for help in addition to a phone call.

Lawmakers tour Walgreens test site as they shift toward call for reopening Illinois

By John Sammon | May 22, 2020

Government officials visiting a drive-thru COVID-19 testing facility at a Walgreens in Springfield praised what they said is greater opportunity to test for the virus and return to a more normal footing.

Springfield church shifts into overdrive to help community during COVID-19 crisis

By John Sammon | May 14, 2020

SPRINGFIELD – The Real Life Church with the motto “We never turn anyone away” has been helping hundreds of families in need during the economic shutdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.