217 Today: Illinois schools remain short on substitutes during the national teacher shortage

217 Today: Illinois schools remain short on substitutes during the national teacher shortage

ByFarrah Anderson

Monday, Jan. 31, 2022 Today’s headlines: Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker intends to offer potential savings for voters in a new election-year budget. Illinois joined a growing number of states when it enacted a 2019 law to help military members and their spouses get professional licenses more quickly. The air in rural areas may be as…

The air in rural areas may be just as toxic as the pollution in cities
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The air in rural areas may be just as toxic as the pollution in cities

ByDana Cronin

URBANA — A new study suggests the notion of clean, country air might be misleading. Traditionally, air quality has been measured by the size of pollution particles or, more scientifically, particulate matter with a diameter of 2.5 micrometers or less. Considered that way, urban air tends to be more polluted than rural air because the…