SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM) is raising awareness about the seriousness of the crime of arson during Arson Awareness Week (May 5-11). This year’s theme is Protecting Houses of Worship Against Arson. According to the United States Fire Administration (USFA), Each year from 2020 to 2022, an […]
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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
Submitted article SPRINGFIELD — Illinois State Representative David Friess (R-Redbud) strongly opposes SB 2412, a piece of legislation filed by House Democrats that makes significant changes to elections law in Illinois and impacts the 2024 ballot and elections. “This legislation represents a new level of political manipulation and power-grabbing by House Democrats,” Rep. Friess
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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
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,
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CHICAGO – With weather warming up, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is urging the public to get educated about how to protect themselves from ticks and Lyme disease – an infection that sickens an estimated 500,000 people each year in the United States – at the start of National Lyme Disease Awareness Month.
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
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
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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
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