Ill State News

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Manufacturers’ Association (IMA) is backing legislation that would make permanent and modernize a tax credit that incentivizes manufacturers and other companies to invest in research and development projects in Illinois.   “Illinois manufacturers are constantly striving to bring new and better products to market. From innovative medical treatments to unique food products […]

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Corrections Lodge 263 President Scot Ward issued the following statement regarding House Bill 3564, the proposed Isolated Confinement Restriction Act, that would limit the time an inmate could be placed in restrictive housing to ten days during any 180-day period and would allow the inmate out-of-cell

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Tuesday afternoon, a meeting of the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR) met to vote on the latest version of COVID-19 mitigation rules for K-12 schools. The committee voted 9-0 to suspend the rules and prevent them from going into effect.   In response, State Representative David Friess (R-Red Bud) offered the

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — In response to recent reports of a convicted arsonist being made chief of a small-town fire department, State Representative David Friess (R-Red Bud) filed legislation to combat this type of oversight in the form of HB5693. The bill would make it so that a person applying for a position in a fire

SPRINGFIELD – Today, the Illinois Municipal League (IML) launched a free education platform for all local police (Article 3) and firefighter (Article 4) pension fund trustees. The platform, available online at iml.org/pensiontrustees, provides the statutorily-required training certification for all trustees.   The training program provides all required training for pension fund trustees. IML provides this

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – With the indoor mask mandate set to expire at the end of the month State Representative Adam Niemerg (R-Dieterich) along with State Representatives Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville); Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur); Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City); and Chris Miller (R-Oakland) ditched their masks on the House floor and issued the following statement.   “Today we entered the

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has reported 29,939 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including an increase of 499 deaths since February 4, 2022. The figure is less than half the 60,389 new cases which were reported February 4th. Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of

DECATUR, Ill. — Abbey Engelmann of Sainte Genevieve is among the outstanding undergraduates who have been named to the Dean’s List at Millikin University for the fall 2021 semester. Students who attempt 12 graded credits during a fall or spring semester and earn a grade point average of 3.5 or higher earn Dean’s List honors.