Mental health crisis line 988 fields significantly more calls, 12 times as many texts in first year

Mental health crisis line 988 fields significantly more calls, 12 times as many texts in first year

If you or someone you know is in crisis, please call, text or chat with the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988, or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting TALK to 741741. When 24-year-old Marie texted 988 last December, she was in the middle of a dissociative episode that left her unable to speak….

A long line of protestors holding signs saying "Hands off my pussy" and "Her body, her choice" walk down a street.
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One year after the fall of Roe v. Wade, CU activists focus on joy

As the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade and the nationwide right to an abortion approaches, Champaign-Urbana abortion rights activists are celebrating.  The event on Sunday afternoon is called “Acts of Joyful Insurrection” and will focus on finding joy and moving forward as a community. “We’re really trying to…

Danville’s proposed abortion clinic is attacked for a second time
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Danville’s proposed abortion clinic is attacked for a second time

DANVILLE — A proposed abortion clinic in Danville has been attacked — again.  On May 20, an Illinois man drove his car into the clinic and has been charged with attempted arson by federal authorities. Abortion is still legal in the state. “Attacks like this are designed to intimidate and terrorize us out of providing…

Hospitals have a fast-acting drug to help stroke victims — if they seek treatment in time

Hospitals have a fast-acting drug to help stroke victims — if they seek treatment in time

More hospitals are turning to a drug called TNKase — a brand name for tenecteplase — to break up the blood clots that threaten stroke victims. It’s a less expensive and much faster acting drug than previous treatments. But patients get the benefit only  if they seek treatment quickly, within the first hours after a stroke occurs.

Federal complaint charges Illinois man with attempted arson of Danville’s proposed abortion clinic
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Federal complaint charges Illinois man with attempted arson of Danville’s proposed abortion clinic

DANVILLE — A northern Illinois man accused of driving his car into a building proposed for use as an abortion clinic in Danville was scheduled to appear in federal court in Urbana Tuesday afternoon. Philip Buyno, 73, of Prophetstown faces a federal complaint of attempted arson. Buyno drove his car into the building with containers…