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Chestnut Health Systems is providing free NARCAN® and training sessions on how and when to use the opioid overdose reversal medication. The virtual training, conducted via Zoom, allows participants to attend anonymously from their homes.
Starting on the first day of 2026, public libraries across Illinois will be required to keep opioid overdose-reversal medications, such as naloxone (Narcan) on site and have trained staff ready to administer them.
More than 100 local organizations will be grateful this Thanksgiving for the support they have received from the Jefferson Foundation, which awarded 111 grants totaling $2,904,180.03 in its second round of grant-giving this year.
Several Jefferson County churches and organizations will offer free Thanksgiving meals to those in need Thursday.
Home Sweet Home Ministries [HSHM] is getting ready to fill Bloomington’s first non-congregate shelter village, The Bridge, with residents in a few months.