Ill State News

EAST ALTON, Ill.– Winter is quickly approaching, and Illinois RiverWatch is hoping to train community members to monitor for chloride levels in local streams to identify areas where salt use is impacting water quality.   During the 2021 winter season, the Illinois Department of Transportation reports using more than 522,000 tons of salt on roadways […]

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Dan Brady, the Republican nominee for Illinois Secretary of State, has released a summary of his tax returns for calendar years 2020 and 2021 and has called on his opponent to do the same. “The Secretary of State’s office regulates the offer and sale of securities and the people who provide those

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois Freedom Caucus is issuing the following statement on the gender services the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago is offering to children.   “We are appalled to learn that one of the premier Children’s hospitals in Illinois is offering gender services to minors.   According to their website,

CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Public Health reports 11,447 new cases of COVID 19 last week compared to 10,945 the previous week, an increase of 502 or nearly 4.6 percent.   There were 62 new deaths since the previous week. CDC released data showing that 14 counties in Illinois are rated at Medium Community

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Manufacturers’ Association (IMA) and the Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center (IMEC) will celebrate Manufacturing Month throughout the month of October, including the launch of “Makers on the Move,” a statewide bus tour that will visit manufacturing facilities, colleges and high schools across Illinois to raise awareness about the exciting job opportunities and career

CHICAGO – The Illinois Retail Merchants Association (IRMA) proudly honored Groceries of Southern Illinois as the 2022 Illinois Retailer of the Year during the group’s 65th Annual Meeting held Thursday at the Palmer House Hilton.   Headquartered in Columbia, Groceries of Southern Illinois serves as the anchor of a retail and business conglomerate led by entrepreneur Joe

by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — An agreement between Southern Illinois University Carbondale and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Illinois will provide mentoring and educational opportunities, summer camps, potential scholarships and collaboration between the university and the nonprofit organization that typically serves between 700 and 1,800 school-age youths annually.   SIU Chancellor Austin A. Lane

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois Freedom Caucus recently held a virtual town hall on the SAFE-T Act and is today announcing they will be hosting similar virtual town halls each week on Tuesdays to help Illinois residents better understand the issues facing the state and nation.    In addition to the members of the Illinois Freedom

CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Public Health reports 10,945 new cases of COVID 19 last week compared to 17,373 the previous week, a drop of 6,428 or nearly 27 percent.   CDC released data showing that 20 counties in Illinois are rated at Medium Community Level for COVID-19, and for the first time since