SPRINGFIELD – Governor JB Pritzker today issued a state disaster proclamation after severe weather and flooding caused extensive damage across Cook, Jersey, and Calhoun Counties from July 25–28, 2025. The proclamation ensures that state resources can be directed to support local response and long-term recovery efforts. “Illinois families and communities are still facing the impacts […]
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Former Commerce Secretary Bill Daley and former congressman and Transportation Secretary, Ray LaHood, are teaming up to launch a new push for fair maps in Illinois’ state legislative districts. The pair is looking to take partisanship out of the process and give voters a better voice in elections. It is
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By Terri Bryant, Illinois State Senator Governor Opens Potential Floodgate to Lawsuit Abuse Governor JB Pritzker has now signed Senate Bill 328 into law, despite repeated warnings from Republicans, business leaders, and watchdog groups that the measure will hurt Illinois families, workers, and job creators. The new law allows anyone in the country to sue
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SPRINGFIELD – Looking for extra income and a possible leg up on full-time employment? The Illinois Department of Transportation is taking applications for seasonal positions to help with snow-and-ice removal and other maintenance duties throughout the state as part of the annual Snowbird program. “Snowbirds play a critical role in keeping Illinois moving and
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LEBANON – Illinois Transportation Secretary Gia Biagi joined the Illinois Capital Development Board and state and local officials recently to celebrate the start of construction on a new solar energy site that will supply power to an adjacent Illinois Department of Transportation storage facility along Interstate 64. The $617,700 project is part of a pilot effort
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CARBONDALE – The Illinois Department of Transportation is inviting the public to join them at Expo Hall during the Du Quoin State Fair, where fairgoers can learn about projects happening in their communities, find information about job openings and obtain assistance in applying for employment online. Visitors will have a chance to learn more about
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SPRINGFIELD–Whether it’s a severe weather event, power for telecommunications loss, or the threat of school violence, students need emergency preparedness information during this Back2School Safety Month. “August is a busy month with students returning to school and college and we encourage preparedness education so that the school year is as smooth and positive as
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By Ben Szalinski, Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – More Republicans are entering races for statewide office after an initially slow start in announcing candidates for the 2026 election. Ted Dabrowski says he will launch his campaign for governor in a few weeks Illinois Republicans held their annual events around the Illinois State Fair
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SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois State Senator Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) is calling for urgent state intervention to address a rapidly deteriorating scour hole in the Stringtown Levee in rural Monroe County. The worsening damage has raised concerns from local, state, and federal officials about the imminent risk of levee failure, which could have catastrophic consequences for the region.
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From a Liberty Counsel news release CHICAGO, IL – Mercyhealth, a hospital system in Illinois and Wisconsin, has agreed to pay more than $1 million and has offered reinstatement to employees it fired for refusing on religious grounds to comply with the company’s COVID-19 shot mandate. The settlement follows a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
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