Ill State News

SPRINGFIELD, IL – The Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board (ILETSB) has announced the opening of the application period for the Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Law Enforcement Camera Grant. This grant provides over $56 million in state funding available to equip police agencies across Illinois with essential video technology.   This program is crucial for […]

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.– The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index declined 2.0 points in September to 98.8. This was the first decline in three months, though it remains above the survey’s 52-year average of 98. The Uncertainty Index rose seven points from August to 100, the fourth-highest reading in over 51 years.   “Optimism among small business owners decreased in

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,

SPRINGFIELD –The nation’s Great ShakeOut will happen today when people in every state are asked to practice safety as if an earthquake has started. Your reaction should be to drop, cover, and hold on. Those persons with disabilities who use walkers or wheelchairs should modify the instructions to lock, cover, and hold on.   “Our

MINOOKA, ILL. – Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) joined Innovative Rail Technologies (IRT) and Motive Power Resources, Inc. (MPR) to celebrate the commissioning of their latest zero-emission, battery electric locomotive. Bolstered by a Reimagining Energy and Vehicles in Illinois (REV Illinois) agreement, Motive Power Resources, Inc. has

SPRINGFIELD – Numerous Illinois state parks, state fish and wildlife areas, and other public lands will be open to youth waterfowl hunting during the 2025 youth waterfowl hunts.   Federal sites that fall under the Illinois Department of Natural Resources’ (IDNR) waterfowl administrative rule that will be open for the youth hunts also are listed

By BEN SZALINSKICapitol News Illinoisbszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com . SPRINGFIELD — Violent protests, legally questionable immigration raids and the deployment of National Guard troops without the governor’s approval will be at the forefront of state lawmakers’ minds when they return to Springfield on Tuesday. “Lawyers in my office are researching other things that we can do” about the

SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Municipal League (IML) announced Monday that 656 municipalities across Illinois – more than half of all municipalities in the state – have adopted an ordinance establishing a 1% local grocery sales tax to replace the statewide grocery tax when it expires on January 1, 2026.   The statewide 1% grocery sales tax,

SPRINGFIELD, IL — The Illinois Fraternal Order of Police Corrections Lodge 263 has lobbied for years and continues to stand firmly with legislators calling attention to the escalating crisis at Hill Correctional Center in Galesburg and across the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC).   FOP Corrections Lodge President Scot Ward issued the following statement: