PESOTUM – On March 8, 2023, at approximately 1:59 a.m., Illinois State Police (ISP) officials investigated a two-vehicle traffic crash involving an ISP Trooper’s squad car on Interstate 74 westbound at exit 197 in Champaign County. On the above date and time, an ISP Trooper was stationary in the construction zone on Interstate 74 westbound […]
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CHICAGO – The Illinois Hotel & Lodging Association (IHLA) has announced its key legislative initiatives for the year, including passage of a measure that would help hotels better protect employees from verbally abusive customers. As abuse by customers toward front-line workers continues to rise, the IHLA is working to ensure that protections are codified into
SPRINGFIELD – With almost 100,000 votes cast, the field of contenders competing in the fourth annual “Makers Madness” contest has been narrowed to the Top 16. Hosted by the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association, “Makers Madness” is a bracket-style tournament in which voters across the state will decide which product is The Coolest Thing Made in Illinois.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Illinois Governor JB Pritzker was elected as the 2023 DRA States’ Co-Chairman by the DRA Board of Governors during the annual Governors’ Quorum meeting on February 9th. (From left) Governor Mike Parson (MO); DRA States’ Co-Chairman, Governor JB Pritzker (IL); Federal Co-Chairman, Dr. Corey Wiggins “The lower Mississippi Delta is rich in
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SPRINGFIELD, IL – The Illinois Freedom Caucus is issuing the following statement on Macon County Circuit Judge Rodney Forbes’ ruling in the Forbes in Caulkins et al. v. Pritzker, et al which declares the weapons ban law unconstitutional. “We are pleased with Judge Forbes’ decision in the case founding Illinois Freedom Caucus member State
URBANA-CHAMPAIGN – A four-day workweek pilot study in the U.K. was so successful recently that most companies in the experiment decided to keep the shortened week. Robert Bruno is a professor of labor and employment relations at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the director of the Project for Middle Class Renewal, a research-based initiative tasked with
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SPRINGFIELD — Governor JB Pritzker along with state and local leaders and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (DNR) have announced nearly $60 million in state grants are being awarded for 118 local park projects throughout Illinois to help communities acquire land and develop recreational opportunities. The grants represent the largest round of Open Space Land
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CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has launched a new effort to eliminate viral hepatitis in Illinois. The Illinois Hepatitis Coalition held its inaugural meeting, bringing together key stakeholders – including clinicians, academic researchers, and community partners – with the goal of formulating an equity-driven strategic plan to end the viral
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SPRINGFIELD – Leading business, healthcare and technology groups are calling on the General Assembly to enact reforms to the state’s outdated Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) following recent Illinois Supreme Court decisions that leave companies vulnerable to massive financial damages and have a chilling effect on security, innovation and economic growth. A coalition led by
SPRINGFIELD – State Representative La Shawn K. Ford, Chairman of the Illinois House Appropriations Higher Education Committee, announced his proposal to provide Illinois public university students with free access to classes that prepare them for graduate school tests and professional licensing exams. Ford, D-Chicago, a former Chicago Public Schools teacher, said he will pursue
