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In 2017, Rockford, Illinois became the first city in the nation to reach “Functional Zero” for its veteran and chronically homeless populations. The WNIJ news team wanted to take a closer look at the stories behind the numbers.
A northern Illinois high school documentary project that started out highlighting veterans has changed its focus a bit. A festival for these films is taking place later this week.
Cultural Equity Plans are being created across the world and now one northern Illinois city is joining in. Some of its organizations, residents and other groups came together last week for the city’s first cultural plan conversation.