CHICAGO — The Illinois Municipal League (IML) elected new officers to lead the association at its Annual Business Meeting, which was held on Saturday, September 19, as a part of the 113th IML Annual Conference at the Hyatt Regency Chicago. IML membership unanimously elected Mayor John C. Lewis, City of Mount Vernon, to serve […]
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Police (ISP) reminds parents and caregivers that properly securing children in the appropriate car seat, booster seat, or seat belt is one of the most important steps they can take to protect a child in a vehicle. Illinois recognizes the week of September 21-27, 2026 as Child Passenger Safety Week.
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CHICAGO, September 15, 2026 — The mystery surrounding the $1.04 billion Powerball® jackpot has officially been solved. Illinois Lottery Director, Harold Mays (left), and Chicago Prize Center manager Amanda Crosas hold the big check representing the $1.04 billion Powerball jackpot from the August 12 drawing. Nearly one month after the historic drawing, the Illinois Lottery
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CHICAGO — The third week of September marks Asthma Peak Week, the time when asthma attacks, emergency room visits, and hospitalizations historically reach their highest levels of the year, and the Foundation for Asthma and Allergy Impact and Rescue (AAIR) is helping schools across Illinois prepare to respond to asthma emergencies. Through AAIR’s RESCUE
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CHICAGO – Today marks one year since the Trump Administration launched Operation Midway Blitz, the excessive federal immigration enforcement operation that brought fear, chaos, and disruption to communities and cost over a billion dollars in lost revenue across Chicago and Illinois. “Operation Midway Blitz was Trump’s attempt to break Illinois’ resolve and make us
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Municipal League (IML) joins communities across Illinois and the nation in commemorating the 25th anniversary of September 11, 2001, remembering the lives lost, honoring those who answered the call of duty and reflecting on the spirit of unity that brought Americans together following the tragic aftermaths on our nation and
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CHICAGO — This morning, a gathering of state leaders, people with lived expertise, elected officials, service providers, and philanthropists commemorated the fifth anniversary of Executive Order 2021‑21, which established the Interagency Task Force on Homelessness, the Community Advisory Council on Homelessness, and the Illinois Office to Prevent and End Homelessness (OPEH). The event also marked
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Transportation, Illinois State Police and law enforcement agencies throughout the state are reminding the public to drive responsibly by ramping up efforts to get impaired drivers off the roads during Labor Day holiday travel. “There’s no excuse for driving impaired, period,” said Stephane B. Seck-Birhame, bureau chief of Safety
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CHICAGO – In two new proclamations, Governor JB Pritzker recognized August 31 as International Overdose Awareness Day and September as National Recovery Month in Illinois. International Overdose Awareness Day acknowledges the impact of drug overdoses on individuals, families, and communities while highlighting ways to reduce drug overdose deaths. National Recovery Month celebrates people
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Manufacturers’ Association (IMA) today announced a new partnership with the Illinois Environmental Regulatory Group (IERG) to provide the state’s manufacturing community with a stronger, unified voice on environmental policy, regulation, rulemaking, compliance and enforcement. The partnership will combine the IMA’s established advocacy expertise with IERG’s deep knowledge of environmental laws,
