Vision screenings required for incoming kindergartners

SPRINGFIELD – When a routine eye screening failed to catch her oldest daughter's blurry vision, Janet Hughes made it her personal mission to make sure every child in Illinois gets a better chance to see what's on the blackboard.

Several years later, her mission is moving forward with the help of a new state law.

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