Capitol Briefs: State money to address food deserts; unemployment at 4.2%; tax season opens
Fresh food availability targeted in grant program; IDOR begins processing returns.
217 Today: Army Corps plans $1 billion barricade to deter invasive carp at Illinois and Des Plaines
Thursday, January 25, 2025 Today’s headlines: Champaign County is short of skilled nursing home beds, according to the local health district. Domestic violence victims and their advocates are still pleading with Illinois lawmakers to pass Karina’s Bill. Illinois officially adopted a plan to raise its literacy rates. A Chicago-based group collecting data on Asian American, Native Hawaiian…
Champaign County is short 300 nursing home beds. Health officials want input on how to help
National data shows that beds are disappearing while the need for senior care is growing. This problem will only multiply because of the rapid projected growth of U.S. residents ages 65 and older — from 56 million in 2020 to 81 million by 2040.