Ill State News

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Conservation Foundation is accepting nominations for the 2024 Illinois Outdoor Hall of Fame class.   Since 2002, the foundation has recognized individuals who have records of exemplary service in and commitments to improving conservation efforts and outdoor recreation opportunities in Illinois.   Some inductees touched the lives of thousands by promoting fishing, […]

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is accepting applications for the State Furbearer Fund Special Funds Grant Program through May 24.   The State Furbearer Fund provides grants to appropriate not-for-profit organizations, governmental entities, educational institutions, and corporations for projects that benefit fur-bearing mammals and improve harvesting opportunities for hunters and trappers of

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is accepting applications for Illinois Natural Areas Stewardship grants through June 14.   Eligible applicants are conservation land trusts exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the federal Internal Revenue Code and whose originating documents include in their purposes the restoration and stewardship of land for conservation

CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO), Office of Tourism, is proud to announce a significant increase in international visitors to the state in 2023, marking a momentous milestone in tourism growth for Illinois.   Illinois welcomed 2.16 million international visitors in 2023, reflecting a substantial 39% increase from the previous

SPRINGFIELD, Ill.  – Protect Illinois Hospitality today announced the addition of five new organizations joining the coalition of tipped workers, service operators, and local businesses who want to preserve the tip credit in Illinois. These new members include the Chicago Southland Black Chamber of Commerce, Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce, McLean County Chamber of Commerce,

PEORIA, Ill. – They poured concrete to lay bricks. They built tiny buildings, repaired diesel engines, and raced the clock and each other to be the best at more than 150 events – and they just might have found their successful career path in the process. Students from Chicago’s northern suburbs to deep Southern Illinois arrived in

SPRINGFIELD, Ill.– Illinois is the 20th state to discover the Asian long horned tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis). The tick, considered an invasive species, was found on April 12 during routine active tick surveillance in Morgan County as part of an Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) grant-funded active tick surveillance program. Additional surveillance in the area

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) On-Site Safety and Health Consultation Program (On-Site) will hold a joint training with the U.S. Department of Labor’s (US DOL) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Lakeside Alliance Joint Venture in recognition of the National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction.   The Lakeside Alliance is