Ill State News

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 […]

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

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

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Leading business, healthcare and technology groups are calling on the General Assembly to enact reforms to the state’s outdated Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) following recent Illinois Supreme Court decisions that leave companies vulnerable to massive financial damages and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

EFFINGHAM, Ill. — Dieterich Bank has announced the appointment of Todd Wegman, president, Stevens Industries, Inc., to the board of directors of Prime Banc Corp. and Dieterich Bank, increasing the number of directors to eleven on both boards.   Bob Willenborg, chairman of the board of Prime Banc Corp and Dieterich Bank said, “We are

CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has anounced that the CDC is reporting 20 counties in the state are at a Medium Community Level for COVID-19, compared to 19 last week. Randolph County is at a low community level according to the CDC.   There were no counties listed at High Community

CHICAGO – The Illinois Lottery has announced record results, including sales of $1.8 billion and estimated returns to the State of Illinois of $468 million, for the first six months of the 2023 fiscal year.   “I’m proud to announce another record sales period, leading to increased returns to public education in Illinois,” said Lottery

SPRINGFIELD – Representing mayors and municipal officials from across the state, the Illinois Municipal League (IML) announced its annual ‘Moving Cities Forward’ legislative platform, which aims to ensure the long-term success of Illinois’ 1,295 cities, villages and towns.   The 2023 platform is intended to strengthen local governments’ ability to provide critical services to taxpayers and

SPRINGFIELD – Downstate Republican Senators in Illinois are demanding urgent action in light of documented abuses of residents living at the Choate Mental Health Center in Anna, IL. State Senators Dale Fowler (R-Harrisburg), Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro), and Jil Tracy (R-Quincy) joined together with House Republican colleagues at the Capitol on Thursday calling for immediate hearings.