Yvonne Boose
Arts and Culture ReporterYvonne covers artistic, cultural, and spiritual expressions in the COVID-19 era. This could include how members of community cultural groups are finding creative and innovative ways to enrich their personal lives through these expressions individually and within the context of their larger communities. Boose is a recent graduate of the Illinois Media School and returns to journalism after a career in the corporate world.
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A Rockford pre-holiday celebration will give children an opportunity to share their Christmas wish list. -
Hay una nueva colección de obras escritas que da voz a los artistas de Rockford: su alegría y su dolor. Yvonne Boose de WNIJ explora cómo sus historias ofrecen un retrato diverso de la ciudad. -
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There’s a new collection of writings that amplifies the voices of Rockford artists — their joy and pain. WNIJ’s Yvonne Boose explores how their stories offer a diverse portrait of the city.
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Illinoisans have started to receive funds from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, but one Rockford church continues to help with supplementation by giving everyone in the community access to free food day and night. -
Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours highlights poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s poet is Danyla Nash. -
The money from the city of Aurora came after the city, for the first time in years, announced a proposed budget with no funding for the organization. -
Casi dos millones de residentes de Illinois reciben una cantidad mensual para comprar alimentos bajo el Programa Federal de Asistencia Nutricional Suplementaria (SNAP) Pero algunos beneficiarios solo han recibido un pago parcial este mes debido al cierre del gobierno federal. Una organización sin fines de lucro del condado de DeKalb está trabajando para cubrir esa necesidad. -
Nearly two million Illinois residents receive a monthly allotment to purchase food under the federal supplemental nutrition assistance program. But some recipients have only received partial payment this month because of the federal government shutdown. One DeKalb County nonprofit is working to fill the gap.
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Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s poet is Christopher D. Sims.
