Ill State News

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Senator Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) issued the following statement after Democratic lawmakers passed a budget that spends more than $53 billion in Fiscal Year 2025:   “Once again, Governor Pritzker and his allies have set a new state budget record – increasing spending by 32 percent since he first took office. And […]

SPRINGFIELD-An initiative of the Illinois Education Association expressing the need for more guidance concerning student discipline, was given final approval in the Illinois House Friday morning.   SB1400 requires the State Board of Education to consult with stakeholders in its drafted and published guidance, and requires the guidance to be drafted and published on or

EAST ALTON – The Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigations Zone 6 was requested by the East Alton Police Department (EAPD) to investigate an officer involved shooting that occurred May 23, 2024 at approximately 11:31 p.m. Officers responded to a call of shots fired in the 200 block of Lakeside Avenue, East Alton.

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois hunters harvested a preliminary statewide record total of 17,208 wild turkeys during the 2024 Illinois spring turkey season.   This year’s total compares with the 2023 statewide harvest of 16,123 and the previous harvest record total of 16,569, set during the spring season in 2006.   The top five counties for the

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois General Assembly has passed legislation to protect workers from unwanted or offensive political and religious speech unrelated to job performance. If signed, Illinois would be the eighth state to enact legislation with these protections. The bill had the support of a diverse group of stakeholders, including the Illinois AFL-CIO, Chicago Federation of Labor, Equality

SPRINGFIELD – The Capture Jobs Now coalition, which includes business, labor, and agriculture groups, has issued the following statement after Senate passage of the SAFE CCS Act (SB1289), which now heads to the Governor’s desk:   “We thank Senate and House lawmakers for their support of the SAFE CCS Act, which establishes a regulatory framework to

SPRINGFIELD – The Cannabis Business Association of Illinois released the following statement following Senate passage of HB4293, the Hemp Consumer Products Act:   “The Hemp Consumer Products Act will license and regulate hemp consumer products such as CBD while banning the sale of dangerous synthetic hemp-derived intoxicants like Delta-8 that are sickening children and adults,” said Tiffany

SPRINGFIELD — State Senators Laura Fine, Terri Bryant and Dale Fowler responded Wednesday to a news investigation that uncovered abuse caught on camera at Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center in Anna, Illinois.   “What has continued to happen at this facility is unacceptable,” said Senator Laura Fine (D-Glenview), chair of the Senate Behavioral and

KANSAS CITY – The Mountain-Plains Information Office of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has released Missouri Job Openings and Labor Turnover — March 2024.   Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operatio­ns Michael Hirniak noted these Missouri highlights:   Missouri had 159,000 job openings in March, compared to 190,000 job openings in February.   The job openings

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Conservation Police have cited an Indiana man for allegedly cheating in a bass fishing tournament in Chicago this month.   David Moore, 49, of St. John’s, Indiana, was cited for the following: attempting to commit theft, possession over the daily limit of three smallmouth bass, failure to immediately release smallmouth bass unharmed, taking