SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Retail Merchants Association (IRMA) released the following statement after the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency of the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued a notice that the agency plans to file an order to preempt Illinois’ Interchange Fee Prohibition Act, which would prohibit banks and credit card companies from charging swipe fees […]
SPRINGFIELD – Tax Day may be Democrats’ favorite day, but Republicans say for Illinois families, it is another reminder of how much they are being squeezed. In a news release, House Republicans point out that while working families are tightening their belts and trying to make ends meet, Governor Pritzker and House Democrats are piling
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has issued its annual update of advisories related to the consumption of sport fish caught in Illinois waterways. Fish are tested statewide by the Illinois Fish Contaminant Monitoring Program for polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), and methylmercury. Results are used to issue advisories which
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$4.85 million in grant funding awarded through Tourism Attractions, Tourism Marketing Partnership, and Tourism Private Sector Grant Programs CHICAGO – Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) announced more than $4.85 million in grant funding has been awarded to 66 grantees through three grant programs – the
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GLEN CARBON – Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois (GSofSI) would like to congratulate the Top Cookie Sellers from the annual Girl Scout Cookie Program for 2026. Girl Scouts made door-to-door sales, hosted cookie booths, and even made online sales to friends and family near and far. GSofSI would like to recognize the girls who sold
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In 2025, ISP telecommunicators handled approximately 650,000 calls for service. SPRINGFIELD – The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM) and Illinois State Police (ISP) are joining together to celebrate and honor all Illinois telecommunicators. April 12–18, 2026 is National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week recognizing the dedicated professionals who answer the call, calm the chaos,
Time capsule of Illinois stories and reflections will honor nation’s 250th birthday SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois America 250 Commission invites people from across Illinois to participate in Illinois Voices 250, a statewide effort to record conversations with residents as part of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Recorded conversations will
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Police (ISP) continues to target vehicle theft, hijacking, and related violent crimes using grant funding from the Illinois Secretary of State Illinois Vehicle Hijacking and Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention and Insurance Verification Council. ISP was awarded a $10 million grant for the first fiscal year, another $677,000 in June 2024,
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CHICAGO, IL — As Illinois continues to face a severe shortage of affordable housing, the Illinois Housing Council (IHC) is urging lawmakers to advance House Bill 4413 and Senate Bill 3738, sponsored by State Rep. Dagmara Avelar and State Senator Mike Porfirio, to both extend and expand the Illinois Affordable Housing Tax Credit (IAHTC)—a long-standing, bipartisan program that has
SPRINGFIELD, IL — The Commission on Equity and Inclusion (CEI) has released its Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) Annual Expenditure Report for the Business Enterprise Program for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities (BEP), in accordance with Section 8f of the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act (BEP Act). This report showcases
