Ill State News

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The indoor mask mandate has expired in Illinois and State Representative Adam Niemerg (R-Dietrich) along with State Representatives Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur); and Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City) are calling on House Speaker Emanuel Chris Welch to end the mandate on the House floor.   “Today, we again entered the Illinois House chamber without […]

SPRINGFIELD – Due to the continued decrease in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, and increase in available ICU beds, the Illinois indoor mask requirement will end Monday, February 28, 2022, at 12:01 a.m.  Since the Governor announced his plan to lift the indoor mask requirement, the number of people in the hospital with COVID-19 has been

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Following another murder of an Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) employee, State Senator Steve McClure (R-Springfield) and State Representative Sandy Hamilton have filed new legislation designed to help these employees protect themselves.   “It is legal for people to carry pepper spray for their own protection, as many do

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Two Illinois legislators, State Senator Neil Anderson, 74th and Representative Dan Swanson, 36th, are pushing a new bill through the legislative process that would classify emergency dispatchers as first responders under Illinois code.   “As a fireman I not only understand the stress dispatchers go through, but we rely on them a

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois Manufacturers’ Association (IMA) applauds Senate passage of legislation to incentivize the in-state production of semiconductors, microchips, and their component parts amid a nationwide shortage that is impacting the availability of goods ranging from automobiles to cell phones.   Named the Manufacturing Illinois Chips for Real Opportunity (MICRO) Act, SB 3917 would

SPRINGFIELD – As school districts around the state continue struggling to fill teaching positions, Senate Democrats hosted a press conference in Springfield on Thursday announcing a number of legislative measures that would help address the void.   “Illinois is facing an overall teaching shortage and an immediate staffing shortage in schools,” State Senator Meg Loughran Cappel

SPRINGFIELD – As the country celebrates National Engineering Week, the American Council of Engineering Companies of Illinois (ACEC Illinois) has announced its 2022 ‘Prioritize Our Infrastructure’ Agenda. The agenda includes several pieces of legislation that will ensure Illinois’ physical infrastructure projects continue to be well-funded by the state and completed by the most qualified professionals in