Ill State News

CHICAGO – Today, Governor JB Pritzker released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling allowing portions of President Donald Trump’s executive order targeting mail-in voting to take effect: ​​”The Supreme Court’s decision allowing Donald Trump and the U.S. Postal Service to move forward with this unprecedented attempt to interfere in our elections […]

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EFFINGHAM – The Illinois State Police (ISP) opened its newest Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) kiosk, providing real-time, in-person assistance to Illinoisans who need help with their Firearm Owner’s Identification (FOID) cards and Concealed Carry Licenses (CCL). The newest kiosk, located at the ISP Troop 9 headquarters in Effingham, was created to assist individuals experiencing difficulties

SPRINGFIELD – Members of the Illinois General Assembly’s bipartisan Legislative Ethics Commission (LEC) have voted unanimously to publish the report concerning the complaint against former State Representative Harry Benton (D). Following the vote, Commission Chair State Representative Jeff Keicher released the following statement: “After considering the matter before us for case number 26-005 concerning the

By Josh Evans, President and CEO, Illinois Association of Rehabilitation FacilitiesSPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Association of Rehabilitation Facilities (IARF), representing community providers serving Illinoisans with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) and serious mental illnesses, today issued the following statement regarding the Pritzker Administration’s latest announcement outlining the transition of residents from Choate Developmental Center: “The leadership shown

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 Illinois Retail Merchants Association (IRMA) has announced that President and CEO Rob Karr has been named the recipient of the National Retail Federation’s (NRF) prestigious J. Thomas Weyant Award, one of the retail industry’s highest honors recognizing outstanding leadership among state retail association executives.   Presented annually by the NRF, the Weyant Award honors leaders

by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — The Illinois APEX Accelerator at Southern Illinois University Carbondale and the Illinois Department of Transportation are hosting a free training and networking event on Wednesday, July 29, at the Dunn-Richmond Economic Development Center in Carbondale. The workshop, from 10 a.m. to noon, is for contractors, consultants, engineering and architectural firms, suppliers,