Ill State News

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Police (ISP) Tuesday provided an update on the condition of Trooper Dakotah Chapman-Green and the investigation into his shooting. On Tuesday, October 24, 2023, at 10:47 p.m., ISP Trooper Chapman-Green stopped 37-year-old Cristobal Santana from Chicago in the 1600 block of Toronto Road in Springfield.  During the traffic stop, the suspect fired […]

CHICAGO—Governor Pritzker issued the following statement regarding the tentative contract deal reached by UAW and Stellantis:   “With the announcement that United Auto Workers and Stellantis have reached a tentative agreement that’s good for workers and good for the state of Illinois, auto workers can get back on the job with higher wages, expanded benefits,

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) and the state of Illinois are reminding interstate motor carriers to keep our highways safe and apply for a 2024 Unified Carrier Registration (UCR). According to a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration analysis, carriers with UCR or similar violations are more likely to be involved in crashes

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois’ Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week may be over but the effort to reduce lead exposure in children is ongoing.   Governor J.B. Pritzker and Dr. Sameer Vohra, director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, have joined with health care professionals and agencies across the state on lead prevention efforts.   Dr.

LIBERTYVILLE – Governor JB Pritzker today joined EVBox and other stakeholders for the launch of its new Illinois-built DC fast charger. Called the Troniq Modular, EVBox’s new product is a National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) ready electric vehicle (EV) charging station. EVBox’s new DC fast charger is compliant with the U.S. Infrastructure Investment and Jobs

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Gaming Board (the “IGB” or “Board”) licensed new casinos in Danville, Carterville and Chicago and renewed the existing license for the Argosy Casino Alton during Thursday’s October meeting.   At the meeting, the IGB issued new casino owners’ licenses to Danville Development, LLC d/b/a Golden Nugget Danville, Walker’s Bluff Casino Resort,

SPRINGFIELD – The top students representing Illinois’ colleges and universities will be honored during special ceremony hosted by The Lincoln Academy of Illinois at 4 p.m. Saturday, November 4 at the President Abraham Lincoln Hotel in downtown Springfield. The 49th annual Lincoln Academy Student Laureate program will recognize excellence in curricular and extracurricular activities by seniors

SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is inviting fifth and sixth grade writers and artists from around Illinois to participate in this year’s Annual Poster, Poetry, and Prose Contest. The contest theme for the 2024 awards is “Where Does Rain Go? How Can We Slow the Flow?” focusing on understanding how rain moves through