Ill State News

LEBANON, IL — Maxine Clark, founder of the Build-A-Bear Workshop, will be speaking at McKendree University’s Hettenhausen Center for the Arts on Thursday, Sept. 25 at 3 p.m. Clark is speaking as part of the university’s annual Wayne E. Lanter Lecture Series, which invites influential business leaders and entrepreneurs to share their insights and strategies […]

DWIGHT – Illinois State Police (ISP) officers investigated a traffic crash that occurred on I-55 southbound at milepost 217 in Livingston County involving an ISP Trooper. The Trooper was handling a previous crash when their squad car was struck by a driver who failed to move over.   On September 2, 2025, at approximately 2:45 a.m.,

SPRINGFIELD – The Republican primary for Governor of Illinois in 2026 is wide open, according to the latest edition of The Illinois Poll, with ‘undecided receiving a wide majority from respondents to the poll.   The poll, taken before 2022 GOP Governor nominee Aaron Bailey publicly stated his potential interest in running again, shows plenty

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) strongly condemns actions by the Trump administration to roll back federal minimum wage and overtime protections for millions of home health care workers.   “These reckless rollbacks undermine the economic security of working families across the country,” said IDOL Director Jane Flanagan. “While Illinois has robust minimum wage and

SPRINGFIELD – With Newborn Screening Awareness Month underway in September, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is celebrating 60 years of the program in Illinois. Beginning in 1965 with testing for a single condition, Illinois’s newborn screening program now checks for more than 50 conditions, offering the hope of early diagnosis and intervention when needed.

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – Illinois First Assistant Deputy Governor Ryan Croke was presented the 2025 IARF Champion Award by Josh Evans, President & CEO during the Association’s 2025 IARF Educational Conference & Expo at the Bloomington Normal Marriott Hotel and Conference Center. The IARF Champion Award recognizes individuals, groups, and/or organizations that put forth significant effort(s) to support, advance,

CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) has announced a new program that will grant funds to clean up cemeteries that have been abandoned, neglected, or are otherwise in need of additional care.   Units of local government and not-for-profit organizations (including, but not limited to, not-for-profit cemetery authorities) are eligible to

SPRINGFIELD – The State Treasurer’s Office made a record $1.57 billion in investment earnings from the state investment portfolio during Fiscal Year 2025, Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs announced today.   Treasurer Frerichs is the state’s Chief Investment and Banking Officer. He is responsible for investing state revenue in the state investment portfolio.   “Every dollar we