It was about 40 degrees but felt colder in the wind one afternoon last week when Julie Becker's white van pulled up and parked in front of a downtown Springfield church across the street from Lincoln Library.
The Rev. Michael Friedel followed his heart and turned from a career path that included earning a bachelor's in chemical engineering to being a priest.
United Way of Central Illinois' annual campaign is reaching its most active point with multiple companies that have already run or are currently running workplace campaigns.
For the second consecutive year, many premiums for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act's open-enrollment period will remain stable or drop slightly in 2020 compared with the current year, Illinois Department of Insurance officials say.
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