Ill State News

CHICAGO – The American Council of Engineering Companies of Illinois (ACEC Illinois) has recognized the state’s top engineering achievements of the past year during its annual Engineering Excellence Awards. Projects completed by engineering companies across the state were recognized for their innovation, complexity, overall design and economic impact. The top construction projects honored are transformative projects […]

SPRINGFIELD – The first round of voting is now open in the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association’s (IMA) sixth annual “Makers Madness” contest, a bracket-style tournament in which the public will decide what product earns the 2025 title of The Coolest Thing Made in Illinois.   Presented by Comcast Business, the competition celebrates the incredible work of manufacturers

EAST ALTON. Ill. Governor JB Pritzker, Wieland Rolled Products North America, and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) joined local leaders and partners to celebrate the groundbreaking of Wieland’s modernized East Alton facility. Wieland’s $500 million investment in this modernization project will retain 800 jobs throughout Illinois, enabling the company to increase

COLLINSVILLE  – Parents, educators, healthcare and emergency professionals, social service workers and all community members are invited to attend a free training workshop on Saturday, March 15, 2025, at the Gateway Convention Center, 1 Gateway Drive, Collinsville, IL 62234, focused on a variety of emergency preparedness training to help everyday people respond to crisis situations. The

CHICAGO – Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs marked Casimir Pulaski Day by announcing his office has purchased $15 million in Republic of Poland Bonds. It is the first time the Illinois State Treasurer’s Office has invested in the Republic of Poland.   “Chicago and the suburbs are home to one of the biggest Polish populations

Illinois ranked No. 2 for the third consecutive year, building on unprecedented private sector investments CHICAGO –Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) and Intersect Illinois announced that Site Selection Magazine, the leading publication in corporate real estate and facility planning, has ranked Illinois #2 for corporate expansion and relocation for the

SPRINGFIELD – Hunters in Illinois harvested a preliminary record statewide total of 1,045 wild turkeys during the 2024-2025 fall archery turkey season. The total compares last year’s harvest of 803 and the 5-year average of 763 birds harvested. The previous record total for fall archery season was in 2015 when 851 turkeys were taken.  

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) will now send out a monthly update of upcoming IDNR events and noteworthy items.  March 1 Illinois fishing licenses go on sale Statewide Illinois residents 16 and older may purchase a fishing license for only $15. Visit the IDNR website for a full list of fees and available discounts. 

CHICAGO – Last week Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) announced investments in Holcim’s Chicago operational headquarters for the planned spin-off of its North American business to be named Amrize. Holcim’s $18.6 million investment in capital expenditures, bolstered by an Economic Development for a Growing Economy (EDGE) agreement with