Crime, Punishment And The Problem Of Moral Luck
News Analysis— Imagine two nurses, Jane and Dan, finishing long, overnight shifts at a hospital. Like many medical professionals, their shifts vary from week to week, so they’re not quite used to the...
View ArticleCourt Rules Against Pension Plan: What To Do Now?
The fat lady has sung.Now, the question is, how should Illinois lawmakers and Gov. Bruce Rauner respond?
View ArticleObituary – Don Moss
Don Moss, a longtime advocate for disabled people, died April 29. He was 85.
View ArticleNew State Superintendent Takes Over
Tony Smith became the state superintend of education last month. Before coming to Illinois, Smith, who was hired by the State Board of Education, worked as a school administrator in his home state of...
View ArticleUnsafe At Home – Can Early Intervention Prevent Domestic Violence From...
In the predawn hours of December 17, 2014, the toxic relationship of Dean Norris and Vanessa Cross took the ultimate turn for the worse. Cross, 45, and her live-in boyfriend, Dean, had an argument....
View ArticleBeing Transgender In Illinois
Emma Todd, then a 19-year-old freshman at the University of Tulsa, found herself seriously contemplating suicide, again. This time, the Springfield native had made her way to the top of a building.
View ArticleWomen, Prison And Mental Health – State Deals With A Troubled Population In...
Idatyna Zarecky was sexually abused as a child, which she believes led to her developing mental health problems. Her mother didn’t have the time or resources to have her treated and would give her...
View ArticleOn The Decline – Numbers Of African-American Students On Illinois Campuses...
Thursday nights were always special, Cortlon Cofield says, during his freshman year at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. That’s because Thursdays were “Food for the Soul” night in the...
View ArticleStudy Links BPA To Fertility Trouble In Mice
New research from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign found that two common components in plastics could have a negative effect on female fertility in mice.
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