Ill State News

Manteno, Ill.– The Illinois Veterans’ Home at Manteno is experiencing an increase in COVID-19 cases among its veterans and staff. There are 19 residents and 11 staff who have tested positive for COVID-19, and all are presenting mild symptoms. The positive residents have been administered antiviral treatment, and no one has been hospitalized.   The […]

FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Illl — The Illinois Center for Autism (ICA), which educates and serves children and adults with autism, this past January began the 23in23 Campaign in our Adults Services Program.   This requires our adults to participate in 23 acts of kindness during 2023. Presently, they have completed 19 of the 23 and still

CHICAGO – Yesterday, the Illinois Department of Central Management Services (CMS), in collaboration with co-sponsors Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM), Department of Transportation (IDOT) and Illinois Public Higher Education Cooperative (IPHEC), announced plans for the 2023 State of Illinois Vendor Summit. Scheduled for Thursday, November 30, 2023, the summit will run from 9:30

CHICAGO – The Board of Directors of the Illinois Chamber of Commerce has named Lou Sandoval as its next Chief Executive Officer and President. Sandoval’s appointment as CEO follows a national search led by Koya Partners, the executive recruiting firm focused on mission-driven leadership. As CEO, Sandoval will lead the Chamber in representing the business community

CHICAGO – To launch the Illinois Innovation Challenge, the Illinois Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT) has partnered with HIGH-TECH CHI, a citywide celebration of computer science education co-hosted by Chicago’s Department of Family and Support Services, CS for Success, and Discovery Partners Institute.    High-Tech CHI will provide hands-on experiences for students in grades K-14, families and community members

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois AFL-CIO yesterday released the following statement after the Illinois Legislature approved House Bill 2473, which ends Illinois’ moratorium on nuclear power generation facility construction: “Today’s vote by the Illinois Legislature to create a path for smart construction of nuclear generation facilities is important for our state’s economy and our clean energy future. The end

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The IL Freedom Caucus Thursday is issuing the following statement on Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch’s deliberate decision to prevent legisaltion to extend the Invest in Kids program to be voted on duing the final week of the Veto Session.   “Speaker Welch has let down tens of thousands of kids by

SPRINGFIELD – Scholarship funding for hundreds of low income private school students throughout the state will come to an end at the end of the year after the Democrat majority in the Illinois House failed to act on the Invest In Kids program during the final day on the fall veto session.     Invest in

BELVIDERE—Governor JB Pritzker joined President Joe Biden, Acting U.S. Secretary of Labor Julie Su, United Auto Workers (UAW) President Shawn Fain, and local leaders to celebrate the tentative agreement between UAW and Stellantis and announce the reopening of the Belvidere assembly plant, which was placed on “idle” in February.   “For almost two years, we’ve

SPRINGFIELD— The Illinois State Fair wants to help you give the gift of summer fun this holiday season.   New this year, the Illinois State Fair will be offering an Illinois’ Best cookbook. Wow and impress your holiday guests with prize winning recipes from the Illinois State Fair. From the main dish to the dessert, you will