Ill State News

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 […]

CHICAGO, Ill. – On Wednesday, May 1, dozens of members of the League of Women Voters of Illinois traveled to Springfield from all across the state to talk with their legislators and advocate in support of bills that promote economic and educational equity and protection of the environment.   Instituting a state Child Tax Credit,

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

CHICAGO – Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) has issued 35 additional Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization Licenses to applicants from the Social Equity Criteria Lottery (SECL). Conducted in July 2023, all 35 applicants issued a conditional license met social equity criteria under the Social Equity Criteria Lottery’s

SPRINGFIELD — The Simon Wiesenthal Center, through its Illinois Mobile Museum of Tolerance, announced the winners of its 4th annual “Your Voice: Changing the World, One Speech at a Time” contest. The competition, which was open to students between 6th – 12th grades, challenged participants to craft a three-minute, 450-word essay based on Simon Wiesenthal’s statement:

Theme Encourages Social Connection SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – May is Older Americans Month – a time to celebrate the nearly 2.9 million Illinoisans aged 60 and older and the many ways they contribute to, support, and benefit from their communities. The 2024 Older Americans Month theme, selected by the Administration for Community Living (ACL), is Powered by Connection, focusing

SPRINGFIELD— The Illinois Manufacturers’ Association (IMA) has named Pat Kenefick, Vice President of Global Distribution and Logistics for AbbVie, to its Board of Directors as the association continues its strong record of leadership on behalf of manufacturers across the state.   “We are happy to welcome Pat as the newest member of our Board of

SPRINGFIELD – Chronic wasting disease has been detected in Ford County, expanding the geographic presence of the infection in free-ranging deer populations in northern Illinois, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) announced today.   Chronic wasting disease, commonly referred to as CWD, is an always-fatal neurological disease that threatens the long-term health of white-tailed deer in