Ill State News

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has issued its first-ever carbon monoxide surveillance report, detailing all known unintentional carbon monoxide (CO) exposures in the state from 2019-2023. Data from the report will help state and local officials work on targeted public information and education efforts and other interventions to help Illinoisans avoid emergency room […]

SPRINGFIELD – With just a few weeks left to apply, the Illinois Retail Merchants Association (IRMA) is reminding high school seniors across the state to submit their entries for the Illinois Retail Challenge Scholarship Competition by March 30 to qualify for scholarships of up to $60,000.   The first competition of its kind in Illinois, the scholarship challenge

BELLEVILLE – The Illinois Department of Transportation today announced that repairs on northbound and southbound Illinois 159 between Washington Street and the junction of Illinois 13/Illinois158 in St. Clair County will require intermittent lane closures beginning Monday, March 9, weather permitting.   All lanes will remain open in both directions on weekdays from 6 to 9 a.m.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill.– U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Illinois State Director Jesus Ortega today announced that the agency is providing a $1 million loan to the Wayne-White Counties Electric Cooperative. The loan will re-lend funds to Beaver Creek Ag LLC. The company, which sells agricultural chemicals and fertilizer to the farming community, will use the funding

SPRINGFIELD, IL (Feb. 27, 2026) – The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), Illinois’ leading small business advocacy organization, recently joined a petition calling on the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) to “terminate or suspend the Future of Natural Gas proceeding, including all workshops and issues associated with decarbonization of the gas distribution system….”   “Illinois’ electricity grids are already

EAST ST. LOUIS – The Illinois State Police’s (ISP) crime reduction efforts in the Metro East continue to make communities safer with the fewest number of homicides in East St. Louis in at least 45 years1. ​ In 2020, to combat the seemingly intractable problem of gun violence in East St. Louis and ensure investigations are

CHICAGO – The Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) is calling on community members and leaders, housing advocates, and development professionals across Illinois to participate in the development of its 2027–2028 Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP). The QAP governs how IHDA allocates Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) throughout the state. Through a public survey and two upcoming summit meetings, IHDA

CHICAGO – The Illinois Housing Development Authority’s Homeownership Department (IHDA Mortgage) announced the recipients of its annual Lender and Loan Officer Awards, recognizing the banks, mortgage lenders, credit unions, and loan officers who assisted the most homebuyers using IHDA Mortgage programs in 2025.   “IHDA’s programs make a meaningful difference for families who may not otherwise

SPRINGFIELD, IL— The Illinois African Descent-Citizens Reparations Commission (ADCRC) today released “Taking Account: A History of Racial Harm & Injustice Against Black Illinoisans,” the State’s first comprehensive, evidence-based report examining how slavery and its vestiges produce historical harms and continue to generate inequities for Black Illinoisans.    Commissioned by ADCRC and in partnership with the University

EDWARDSVILLE, IL  — Prairie Farms Dairy and Hiland Dairy Foods today announced United in Tradition, a limited-time Indy 500® sweepstakes inspired by one of the most iconic celebrations in all of sports. The sweepstakes is part of a larger collaboration between Indianapolis Motor Speedway, American Dairy Association Indiana, and the Prairie Farms Family of Companies.