The Illinois Department of Public Health is marking World AIDS Day by hosting events across the state where people can get testing and counseling.

The line-up also includes screenings of AIDS-related documentaries, panel discussions, news conferences and even a Decatur youth group creating its own public service announcement.

Events are scheduled at universities and high schools, prisons and churches.

World AIDS Day is December 1st. It's meant to draw attention to efforts to fight the disease and to commemorate people who have died from it.