EFFINGHAM – The Illinois State Police (ISP) opened its newest Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) kiosk, providing real-time, in-person assistance to Illinoisans who need help with their Firearm Owner’s Identification (FOID) cards and Concealed Carry Licenses (CCL). The newest kiosk, located at the ISP Troop 9 headquarters in Effingham, was created to assist individuals experiencing difficulties […]
SPRINGFIELD – Members of the Illinois General Assembly’s bipartisan Legislative Ethics Commission (LEC) have voted unanimously to publish the report concerning the complaint against former State Representative Harry Benton (D). Following the vote, Commission Chair State Representative Jeff Keicher released the following statement: “After considering the matter before us for case number 26-005 concerning the
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By Josh Evans, President and CEO, Illinois Association of Rehabilitation FacilitiesSPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Association of Rehabilitation Facilities (IARF), representing community providers serving Illinoisans with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) and serious mental illnesses, today issued the following statement regarding the Pritzker Administration’s latest announcement outlining the transition of residents from Choate Developmental Center: “The leadership shown
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Police (ISP) continues to target vehicle theft, hijacking, and related violent crimes using grant funding from the Illinois Secretary of State Illinois Vehicle Hijacking and Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention and Insurance Verification Council. ISP was awarded a $10 million grant for the first fiscal year, another $677,000 in June 2024,
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Retail Merchants Association (IRMA) has announced that President and CEO Rob Karr has been named the recipient of the National Retail Federation’s (NRF) prestigious J. Thomas Weyant Award, one of the retail industry’s highest honors recognizing outstanding leadership among state retail association executives. Presented annually by the NRF, the Weyant Award honors leaders
by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — The Illinois APEX Accelerator at Southern Illinois University Carbondale and the Illinois Department of Transportation are hosting a free training and networking event on Wednesday, July 29, at the Dunn-Richmond Economic Development Center in Carbondale. The workshop, from 10 a.m. to noon, is for contractors, consultants, engineering and architectural firms, suppliers,
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SPRINGFIELD, IL – A new Illinois Small Business Economic Trends (SBET) report, produced by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Research Center, highlights responses from Illinois small business owners on a variety of issues compared to national averages from the NFIB’s monthly SBET surveys throughout the year. “The Small Business Economic Trends survey has provided essential information
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SPRINGFIELD, IL — The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), Illinois’ leading small business advocacy organization, released its 2025-2026 small business legislative voting record for Illinois. Five state senators and 23 state representatives scored a 100% pro-small business voting record during the 2025-2026 legislative session. “Inflation, uncertainty, and governmental taxes and mandates have hit many small businesses hard,” said NFIB Illinois
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Transportation today opened a call for locations for a special round of funding available through the Illinois National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program. Approximately $30 million is available through the program’s fourth round of funding availability. Applications must be received by July 20. A significantly streamlined application process requires only
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SPRINGFIELD – With extremely high temperatures and humidity impacting the entire state, the Illinois Department of Transportation is cautioning the public to be on the lookout for pavement failures on roads and to stay alert for crews making emergency repairs. Pavement failures, buckling and blowouts occur with little warning during periods of prolonged heat
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